Games on July 5, 1965

The games of July 5, 1965

The schedule for July 5, 1965 lists 15 games. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 7-2 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The day's shutouts were the Minnesota Twins over the Boston Red Sox (2-0) and the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs (3-0). One-run games: the Washington Senators 4-3 over the California Angels, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the New York Yankees, the Houston Astros 5-4 over the Milwaukee Braves, and the New York Mets 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Washington Senators fell to the California Angels, 5-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-4, the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2. The Washington Senators and the California Angels, the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, and the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 4, 1965 and the next, Jul 6, 1965. For the wider picture, see the 1965 season.