Games on September 2, 1963

The games of September 2, 1963

19 games were played on September 2, 1963, according to Retrosheet. The Cleveland Indians routed the Washington Senators 15-3, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the New York Mets (1-0), and the Chicago Cubs over the San Francisco Giants (6-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago White Sox 8-7 over the Los Angeles Angels, the Washington Senators 8-7 over the Cleveland Indians, and the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers. In the other games, the Los Angeles Angels topped the Chicago White Sox 7-5, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 2-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Colt .45's 7-3, the Houston Colt .45's fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the Kansas City Athletics 6-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Athletics 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Milwaukee Braves 9-4, the New York Mets topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-5, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-1. The Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, the Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago White Sox, and the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Sep 1, 1963 and the next, Sep 3, 1963. For the wider picture, see the 1963 season.