Games on August 7, 1964

The games of August 7, 1964

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on August 7, 1964. The Cleveland Indians routed the Minnesota Twins 10-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox (2-0), the Baltimore Orioles over the New York Yankees (2-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Houston Colt .45's (4-0). The closest finishes were the Washington Senators 4-3 over the Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Minnesota Twins 8-2, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Milwaukee Braves 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 9-4, and the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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, Aug 6, 1964 and the next, Aug 8, 1964. The 1964 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.