Games on July 11, 1968

The games of July 11, 1968

On July 11, 1968, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 7-1 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Houston Astros. Shutouts went on the board for the Atlanta Braves over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0), the Baltimore Orioles over the Washington Senators (2-0), and the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs (1-0). One-run games: the California Angels 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 2-0, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1, and the Houston Astros topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 7, 1968 and the next, Jul 12, 1968. For the wider picture, see the 1968 season.