Games on September 1, 1965

The games of September 1, 1965

On September 1, 1965, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-0 winners over the Chicago Cubs. Runs came easiest when the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox 8-7. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the Milwaukee Braves (2-0). One-run games: the California Angels 7-6 over the New York Yankees, the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 over the Milwaukee Braves, the Kansas City Athletics 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the other games, the Minnesota Twins topped the Detroit Tigers 5-2, the Houston Astros fell to the New York Mets, 4-1, the Houston Astros topped the New York Mets 8-5, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, the Houston Astros and the New York Mets, and the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 31, 1965 and the next, Sep 2, 1965. The 1965 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.