Games on August 23, 1964

The games of August 23, 1964

The schedule for August 23, 1964 lists 15 games. The Houston Colt .45's routed the Milwaukee Braves 7-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Washington Senators beat the Kansas City Athletics 8-5. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Los Angeles Angels, the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, and the New York Mets 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Chicago White Sox 7-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 3-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-4, the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2, the New York Mets topped the Chicago Cubs 5-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the San Francisco Giants, 3-2, and the Kansas City Athletics beat the Washington Senators 3-1. The Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, the Los Angeles Angels and the Cleveland Indians, and the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers 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, Aug 22, 1964 and the next, Aug 24, 1964. The 1964 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.