Games on August 23, 1963

The games of August 23, 1963

The schedule for August 23, 1963 lists 12 games. The Los Angeles Angels routed the Washington Senators 17-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 17-2, the Detroit Tigers over the Kansas City Athletics. The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 14-4, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Houston Colt .45's 4-1, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 7-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Athletics and the Detroit Tigers. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 22, 1963 and the next, Aug 24, 1963. For the wider picture, see the 1963 season.