Games on September 11, 1968

The games of September 11, 1968

13 games were played on September 11, 1968, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 8-2 winners over the California Angels. The highest-scoring game ended 11-6, the Cincinnati Reds over the Houston Astros. The day's shutouts were the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs (1-0) and the Cleveland Indians over the Minnesota Twins (1-0). The closest finishes were the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1, the Houston Astros fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-1, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Washington Senators 6-1, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Senators 4-1. The Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Senators each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 10, 1968 and the next, Sep 12, 1968. The 1968 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.