Games on July 21, 1968

The games of July 21, 1968

Retrosheet's records show 17 games on July 21, 1968. The Minnesota Twins routed the Oakland Athletics 10-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-6, the Cincinnati Reds over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Atlanta Braves (6-0), the California Angels over the Chicago White Sox (7-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Mets (2-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Washington Senators, the Washington Senators 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Houston Astros 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants, and the New York Mets 1-0 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox topped the California Angels 5-1, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-5, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 4-1, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 8-4, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 6-1. The Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, the California Angels and the Chicago White Sox, and the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 20, 1968 and the next, Jul 22, 1968. The 1968 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.