Games on July 21, 1965

The games of July 21, 1965

On July 21, 1965, 13 games went into the books. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Kansas City Athletics 9-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-8, the Minnesota Twins over the Boston Red Sox. Shutouts: the Baltimore Orioles over the Kansas City Athletics (1-0), the Houston Astros over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0), and the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 8-7 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Yankees 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox, and the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Minnesota Twins topped the Boston Red Sox 8-6, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 10-5, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4, and the California Angels topped the Washington Senators 2-0. The Kansas City Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, and the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers 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 20, 1965 and the next, Jul 22, 1965. For the wider picture, see the 1965 season.