Games on August 9, 1964

The games of August 9, 1964

The schedule for August 9, 1964 lists 14 games. The Cleveland Indians routed the Minnesota Twins 7-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 7-5, the San Francisco Giants over the Cincinnati Reds. Shutouts went on the board for the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets (6-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (2-0). One-run games: the Washington Senators 6-5 over the Los Angeles Angels and the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 6-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Kansas City Athletics 4-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Kansas City Athletics 5-2, the Milwaukee Braves topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2, the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 4-2, and the Houston Colt .45's fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians, and the Kansas City Athletics and the Detroit Tigers. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 8, 1964 and the next, Aug 10, 1964. For the wider picture, see the 1964 season.