Games on September 2, 1968

The games of September 2, 1968

The schedule for September 2, 1968 lists 17 games. The Washington Senators routed the Chicago White Sox 11-3, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0), the Oakland Athletics over the Detroit Tigers (4-0), and the Washington Senators over the Chicago White Sox (1-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the New York Yankees, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Houston Astros. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the New York Yankees, 4-2, the California Angels fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 8-4, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 1-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1, the New York Mets fell to the Atlanta Braves, 3-1, the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 2-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-5, and the Houston Astros fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-1. The San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs played to a 1-1 tie. The New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles, the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs, and the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 1, 1968 and the next, Sep 3, 1968. The 1968 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.