Games on May 9, 1965

The games of May 9, 1965

On May 9, 1965, 14 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Orioles' 7-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox. One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, the New York Mets 5-4 over the Milwaukee Braves, and the Washington Senators 5-4 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-4, the California Angels topped the Kansas City Athletics 5-3, the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 11-5, the Houston Astros fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1, the Milwaukee Braves topped the New York Mets 8-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, and the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-3. The Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, and the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs 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, May 8, 1965 and the next, May 10, 1965. The 1965 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.