Games on September 6, 1965

The games of September 6, 1965

On September 6, 1965, 17 games went into the books. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Philadelphia Phillies 10-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-5. One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the California Angels, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the California Angels, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Washington Senators, and the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Washington Senators fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Athletics 8-6, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Kansas City Athletics, 4-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6, the Milwaukee Braves beat the New York Mets 4-2, the Milwaukee Braves beat the New York Mets 3-1, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 2-1. The California Angels and the Chicago White Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Sep 5, 1965 and the next, Sep 7, 1965. The 1965 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.