Games on September 5, 1964

The games of September 5, 1964

10 games were played on September 5, 1964, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 8-2 winners over the Cleveland Indians. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Athletics. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Angels over the Baltimore Orioles (1-0) and the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators (4-0). In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Milwaukee Braves 5-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 10-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 6-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 9-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Colt .45's 4-1, and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 4, 1964 and the next, Sep 6, 1964. The 1964 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.