Games on August 9, 1968

The games of August 9, 1968

The schedule for August 9, 1968 lists 11 games. Shutouts went on the board for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Atlanta Braves (1-0), the Baltimore Orioles over the California Angels (3-0), and the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians (1-0). One-run games: the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 7-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Washington Senators 4-2, and the Oakland Athletics fell to the Washington Senators, 3-2. The Oakland Athletics and the Washington Senators met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 8, 1968 and the next, Aug 10, 1968. For the wider picture, see the 1968 season.