Games on August 22, 1965

The games of August 22, 1965

11 games were played on August 22, 1965, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago White Sox routed the Kansas City Athletics 8-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the Cleveland Indians over the Washington Senators. One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Kansas City Athletics, the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Milwaukee Braves. In the other games, the Minnesota Twins fell to the California Angels, 4-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 3-1, the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Mets, 4-2, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3. The Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets 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, Aug 21, 1965 and the next, Aug 23, 1965. The 1965 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.