Games on June 9, 1964

The games of June 9, 1964

On June 9, 1964, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 16-1 winners over the Minnesota Twins. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Francisco Giants (1-0). One-run games: the Houston Colt .45's 6-5 over the Milwaukee Braves, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Mets 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 5-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-5, the Los Angeles Angels topped the Cleveland Indians 5-1, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the Houston Colt .45's, 4-1, the New York Mets fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-2, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Washington Senators, 8-4, and the Washington Senators beat the Kansas City Athletics 5-1. The Milwaukee Braves and the Houston Colt .45's, the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies 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, Jun 8, 1964 and the next, Jun 10, 1964. The 1964 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.