Games on September 3, 1968

The games of September 3, 1968

The schedule for September 3, 1968 lists 11 games. The New York Yankees routed the Baltimore Orioles 6-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-9. One-run games: the New York Mets 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the Atlanta Braves 7-6 over the New York Mets, the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Houston Astros, and the Washington Senators 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians beat the California Angels 7-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-1, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets. 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, Sep 2, 1968 and the next, Sep 4, 1968. The 1968 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.