Games on July 21, 1964

The games of July 21, 1964

On July 21, 1964, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 7-1 winners over the Washington Senators. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the Cleveland Indians over the Baltimore Orioles. Shutouts went on the board for the Los Angeles Angels over the Chicago White Sox (2-0) and the Houston Colt .45's over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0). The closest finishes were the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Kansas City Athletics 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 7-5, the New York Mets topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Milwaukee Braves 6-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4. The Cleveland Indians and the Baltimore Orioles and the Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago White Sox 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, Jul 20, 1964 and the next, Jul 22, 1964. For the wider picture, see the 1964 season.