Games on August 21, 1963

The games of August 21, 1963

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on August 21, 1963. The Minnesota Twins routed the Detroit Tigers 12-1, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Houston Colt .45's over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-4, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-1, the Washington Senators beat the Kansas City Athletics 5-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1, and the Milwaukee Braves topped the San Francisco Giants 6-2. The Los Angeles Angels and the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 20, 1963 and the next, Aug 22, 1963. For the wider picture, see the 1963 season.