Games on May 24, 1964

The games of May 24, 1964

On May 24, 1964, 17 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Braves, 10-0 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. The highest-scoring game ended 12-4, the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Minnesota Twins (2-0), the Washington Senators over the Chicago White Sox (3-0), and the Houston Colt .45's over the New York Mets (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 over the Minnesota Twins and the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Athletics 6-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Athletics 3-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators 6-4, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-5, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-0, the Milwaukee Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4, the Los Angeles Angels topped the New York Yankees 3-0, the New York Yankees topped the Los Angeles Angels 8-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Francisco Giants 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles, the Kansas City Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, and the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 23, 1964 and the next, May 25, 1964. For the wider picture, see the 1964 season.