Games on July 7, 1968

The games of July 7, 1968

On July 7, 1968, 16 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 8-3 winners over the California Angels. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the California Angels over the Cleveland Indians. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Francisco Giants (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Houston Astros 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Minnesota Twins fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Oakland Athletics 5-4, the Detroit Tigers topped the Oakland Athletics 7-6, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-5, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1, the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 3-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 4-3, the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Washington Senators 4-3. The Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, and the California Angels 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, Jul 6, 1968 and the next, Jul 11, 1968. The 1968 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.