Games on August 16, 1964

The games of August 16, 1964

13 games were played on August 16, 1964, according to Retrosheet. The Minnesota Twins routed the Cleveland Indians 13-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 12-4. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Milwaukee Braves 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4, the Houston Colt .45's fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-3, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 11-5, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 10-2, and the Washington Senators topped the Los Angeles Angels 4-1. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Milwaukee Braves and the San Francisco Giants 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, Aug 15, 1964 and the next, Aug 17, 1964. The 1964 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.