Games on September 9, 1964

The games of September 9, 1964

On September 9, 1964, 10 games went into the books. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the San Francisco Giants 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-5. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the New York Yankees (4-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians and the Washington Senators 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs topped the Houston Colt .45's 6-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-2, the New York Mets fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 7-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-1, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Senators 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Senators. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 8, 1964 and the next, Sep 10, 1964. For the wider picture, see the 1964 season.