Games on June 23, 1968

The games of June 23, 1968

14 games were played on June 23, 1968, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago White Sox routed the Boston Red Sox 10-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs. Shutouts went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers (3-0) and the Oakland Athletics over the Washington Senators (9-0). Decided by a single run were the California Angels 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the New York Mets 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the New York Yankees 6-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-1, and the Atlanta Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians. 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, Jun 22, 1968 and the next, Jun 24, 1968. For the wider picture, see the 1968 season.