Games on August 26, 1968

The games of August 26, 1968

The schedule for August 26, 1968 lists 13 games. The widest margin belonged to the California Angels, 10-2 winners over the New York Yankees. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Atlanta Braves (4-0), the Oakland Athletics over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0), and the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (3-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Houston Astros, the New York Mets 1-0 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Washington Senators 1-0 over the Minnesota Twins. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Oakland Athletics 8-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0, the New York Yankees topped the California Angels 6-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 3-0, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Senators 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Oakland Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, the California Angels and the New York Yankees, and the Minnesota Twins and the Washington Senators. 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 25, 1968 and the next, Aug 27, 1968. The 1968 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.