Games on August 31, 1963

The games of August 31, 1963

10 games were played on August 31, 1963, according to Retrosheet. The Kansas City Athletics routed the Los Angeles Angels 7-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Minnesota Twins (2-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Washington Senators, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Houston Colt .45's, the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Milwaukee Braves 4-3 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-5. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 1963 and the next, Sep 1, 1963. The 1963 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.