Games on August 11, 1968

The games of August 11, 1968

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 11, 1968. The California Angels routed the Baltimore Orioles 11-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-2, the Minnesota Twins over the New York Yankees. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the New York Mets (5-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 6-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-5, the Houston Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Washington Senators 8-3. The Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, and the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 10, 1968 and the next, Aug 12, 1968. For the wider picture, see the 1968 season.