Games on August 24, 1965

The games of August 24, 1965

11 games were played on August 24, 1965, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the California Angels, 7-1 winners over the Cleveland Indians. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs. One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Milwaukee Braves, and the New York Mets 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Washington Senators 9-4, the Washington Senators topped the Boston Red Sox 8-5, the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Athletics 8-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Houston Astros, 4-3, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. 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 23, 1965 and the next, Aug 25, 1965. The 1965 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.