Games on July 4, 1968

The games of July 4, 1968

12 games were played on July 4, 1968, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 7-2 winners over the Oakland Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 13-10, the Detroit Tigers over the California Angels. One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the New York Mets, and the New York Mets 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 7-4, the Cleveland Indians topped the Minnesota Twins 6-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 7-4, the Atlanta Braves fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-4, and the Washington Senators beat the New York Yankees 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Mets. 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, Jul 3, 1968 and the next, Jul 5, 1968. The 1968 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.