Games on August 28, 1963

The games of August 28, 1963

On August 28, 1963, 10 games went into the books. The Milwaukee Braves routed the Houston Colt .45's 9-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs. Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Los Angeles Angels. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Kansas City Athletics 3-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 8-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-5, the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Mets 7-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-3. The Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 27, 1963 and the next, Aug 29, 1963. For the wider picture, see the 1963 season.