Games on July 5, 1968

The games of July 5, 1968

The schedule for July 5, 1968 lists 10 games. The highest-scoring game ended 13-9, the Houston Astros over the Atlanta Braves. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (4-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the California Angels 5-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Oakland Athletics 8-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 3-1, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Washington Senators 4-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 4, 1968 and the next, Jul 6, 1968. The 1968 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.