Games on August 31, 1968

The games of August 31, 1968

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on August 31, 1968. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Atlanta Braves 8-0, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the California Angels (2-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Mets (2-0). One-run games: the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Senators 6-4, the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-1, and the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-1. 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 30, 1968 and the next, Sep 1, 1968. For the wider picture, see the 1968 season.