Games on August 4, 1968

The games of August 4, 1968

On August 4, 1968, 12 games went into the books. The California Angels routed the Boston Red Sox 12-6, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the Cleveland Indians (5-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Mets (2-0), and the San Francisco Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Houston Astros, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds topped the Atlanta Braves 6-4, the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-4, the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Oakland Athletics and the Cleveland Indians and the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 3, 1968 and the next, Aug 5, 1968. The 1968 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.