Games on August 31, 1965

The games of August 31, 1965

On August 31, 1965, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 8-1 winners over the Kansas City Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the Boston Red Sox over the Washington Senators. Shutouts: the Baltimore Orioles over the Chicago White Sox (4-0), the California Angels over the New York Yankees (1-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (3-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Athletics 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Minnesota Twins, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the New York Mets, and the Houston Astros 3-2 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-2, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Francisco Giants, 2-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the San Francisco Giants 2-0, and the Washington Senators fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-0. The Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Athletics, and the Houston Astros and the New York Mets each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 1965 and the next, Sep 1, 1965. For the wider picture, see the 1965 season.