Games on October 2, 1964

The games of October 2, 1964

On October 2, 1964, 11 games went into the books. The San Francisco Giants routed the Chicago Cubs 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-4, the Baltimore Orioles over the Detroit Tigers. The day's shutouts were the New York Mets over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Kansas City Athletics, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Kansas City Athletics, the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins. In the other games, the Houston Colt .45's beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Milwaukee Braves 5-4, and the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago White Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Braves. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Oct 1, 1964 and the next, Oct 3, 1964. For the wider picture, see the 1964 season.