Games on August 8, 1965

The games of August 8, 1965

The schedule for August 8, 1965 lists 14 games. The most lopsided result was the Cincinnati Reds' 18-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The highest-scoring game ended 14-10, the Chicago Cubs over the New York Mets. A shutout went on the board for the Minnesota Twins over the Boston Red Sox (8-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, the Kansas City Athletics 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Chicago Cubs 7-6 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the California Angels fell to the Washington Senators, 6-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-4, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Kansas City Athletics 9-5, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Houston Astros 8-5, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Houston Astros 8-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Athletics, the Houston Astros and the Milwaukee Braves, and the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets. 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, Aug 7, 1965 and the next, Aug 9, 1965. For the wider picture, see the 1965 season.