Games on August 17, 1965

The games of August 17, 1965

On August 17, 1965, 11 games went into the books. The New York Yankees routed the California Angels 6-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 8-6. One-run games: the Kansas City Athletics 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians and the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Boston Red Sox 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 6-4, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2, the Milwaukee Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1, the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-2, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Washington Senators 5-1. The Chicago White Sox and the Washington Senators met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 16, 1965 and the next, Aug 18, 1965. The 1965 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.