Games on June 21, 1964

The games of June 21, 1964

On June 21, 1964, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Washington Senators' 13-2 win over the Kansas City Athletics. Shutouts: the New York Yankees over the Chicago White Sox (2-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets (6-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Houston Colt .45's 5-4 over the Milwaukee Braves, and the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Boston Red Sox, 9-6, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Washington Senators beat the Kansas City Athletics 5-2, the Los Angeles Angels beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Minnesota Twins 4-2, the Houston Colt .45's topped the Milwaukee Braves 5-2, the New York Mets fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2, and the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3. The New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Washington Senators and the Kansas City Athletics each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 20, 1964 and the next, Jun 22, 1964. The 1964 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.