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1964
1964 Teams
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IN THE NEWS : The visiting Cubs make it look easy, scoring 10 runs in the first inning to shoot down the Colt 45s 113. Billy Williams has a grand slam and a single for five RBIs (a club record) in the big inning, and adds a run-scoring double in the 8th to lead Chicago.
IN THE NEWS : Minnesota becomes the 3rd club to hit four consecutive home runs in one inning. Tony Oliva , Bob Allison , Jimmie Hall , and Harmon Killebrew do the damage in an 11th-inning explosion that gives the visiting Twins a 73 win at Kansas City. The first three clouts are served up by Dan Pfister , and the last by Vern Handrahan . The Twins total six homers in the win.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 2, 1964New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field Chicago Cubs 9, Houston Astros 0 at Colt Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium Milwaukee Braves 11, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at County Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III Cleveland Indians 6, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 3, Los Angeles Angels 1 at Comiskey Park I Minnesota Twins 7, Kansas City Athletics 3 at Municipal Stadium Washington Senators 5, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Reliever John Wyatt picks up two wins for the A's in a sweep of the Twins. Wyatt totals three 2/3 innings of work.
Trailing the Mets 51 in the 7th at Crosley Field , pinch hitter Marty Keough belts a 3-run homer and Hal Smith adds a 2-run pinch single in the 8th for a 65 Reds win.
Sadaharu Oh of the Yomiuri Giants hits four home runs in one 9-inning game against the Hanshin Tigers to set a Japanese record, and tie the American major-league record held by seven players.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 3, 1964Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 5 at Crosley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 3 at Crosley Field Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Colt Stadium San Francisco Giants 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium Milwaukee Braves 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at County Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 12, St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Sportsman's Park III Baltimore Orioles 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Memorial Stadium Cleveland Indians 3, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 11, Detroit Tigers 7 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 3, Los Angeles Angels 2 at Comiskey Park I Los Angeles Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Athletics 7, Minnesota Twins 4 at Municipal Stadium Kansas City Athletics 8, Minnesota Twins 7 at Municipal Stadium New York Yankees 4, Washington Senators 0 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 4, 1964Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Dodger Stadium Milwaukee Braves 2, New York Mets 1 at County Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 2 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 9, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Sportsman's Park III Baltimore Orioles 11, Washington Senators 4 at Memorial Stadium Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 10, Minnesota Twins 5 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Athletics 7, Los Angeles Angels 4 at Municipal Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : To foil Sadaharu Oh , the Hiroshima Carp use an exaggerated shift that places all fielders in right and center, leaving LF unguarded. Oh responds by hitting a 400-foot home run to RF.
IN THE NEWS : The Yanks hit four home runs -- two by Hector Lopez and one apiece by Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris -- to back Jim Bouton 's 92 opening win over the Senators. Washington comes back from a 40 deficit to win the nitecap, 54, despite a three-run Mantle homer off starter Claude Osteen .
SCOREBOARD : MAY 6, 1964Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 2 at Dodger Stadium Cincinnati Reds 12, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 7, Milwaukee Braves 6 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Forbes Field Chicago Cubs 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Athletics 4 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 11, Kansas City Athletics 4 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 7, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Tiger Stadium Los Angeles Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 9, Washington Senators 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Washington Senators 5, New York Yankees 4 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 7, 1964Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 9, Milwaukee Braves 6 at Shibe Park St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field San Francisco Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Candlestick Park Cleveland Indians 9, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Cleveland Stadium Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 9, Los Angeles Angels 1 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 9, Washington Senators 6 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : In Cleveland, there are tornado warnings, but New York supplies damage when Mickey Mantle cracks a 3-run homer off Tommy John in the 4th inning to lead New York to a 103 win.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 8, 1964New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 11, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Shibe Park Milwaukee Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Candlestick Park New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Baltimore Orioles 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium Chicago White Sox 3, Los Angeles Angels 1 at Dodger Stadium Kansas City Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium Boston Red Sox 9, Washington Senators 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : At Cleveland, Pedro Ramos gives up four home runs to New York -- Tony Kubek , Mickey Mantle , Joe Pepitone , and Hector Lopez -- as the Yankees win 62.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 9, 1964Chicago Cubs 9, Houston Astros 1 at Wrigley Field St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Milwaukee Braves 0 at Forbes Field San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Candlestick Park New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium Los Angeles Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at Dodger Stadium Minnesota Twins 10, Kansas City Athletics 8 at Metropolitan Stadium Washington Senators 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 10, 1964Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 3 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Shea Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 10, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park Milwaukee Braves 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Milwaukee Braves 5 at Forbes Field Los Angeles Dodgers 9, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park New York Yankees 12, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Baltimore Orioles 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, Los Angeles Angels 3 at Dodger Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Athletics 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Washington Senators 13, Boston Red Sox 4 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Boston Red Sox 9, Washington Senators 4 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Cardinals Curt Simmons continues to beat up on the Phillies, winning 42, with relief help from Roger Craig . Since the Phillies released him in 1960, Simmons is 132 against them.
Gary Geiger 's recurring ulcer problems force his retirement from the Red Sox for this year.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 12, 1964Chicago Cubs 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Wrigley Field San Francisco Giants 6, Houston Astros 0 at Colt Stadium Milwaukee Braves 2, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Forbes Field Cleveland Indians 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 7, New York Yankees 2 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Athletics 6, Los Angeles Angels 2 at Dodger Stadium Minnesota Twins 11, Chicago White Sox 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Baltimore Orioles 5, Washington Senators 0 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Reds buy Ryne Duren from the Phillies.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 15, 1964Cincinnati Reds 10, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 4, Houston Astros 0 at Colt Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 10, Milwaukee Braves 6 at Sportsman's Park III Baltimore Orioles 6, Los Angeles Angels 1 at Memorial Stadium Baltimore Orioles 12, Los Angeles Angels 0 at Memorial Stadium Minnesota Twins 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 10, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Athletics 11, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, Washington Senators 0 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : At Yankee Stadium , Mickey Mantle hits his 13th homer of the year, off Joe Grzenda , and New York pounds the A's, 106.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 16, 1964Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Colt Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium San Francisco Giants 6, New York Mets 4 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 6, Milwaukee Braves 5 at Sportsman's Park III Baltimore Orioles 5, Los Angeles Angels 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 10, Kansas City Athletics 6 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Mickey Mantle 's 2-run homer in the 1st starts the scoring and New York outscores the A's, 119.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 17, 1964Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 2, Houston Astros 0 at Colt Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium San Francisco Giants 6, New York Mets 0 at Candlestick Park San Francisco Giants 1, New York Mets 0 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 7, Milwaukee Braves 3 at Sportsman's Park III Milwaukee Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III Los Angeles Angels 9, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 2 at Fenway Park Minnesota Twins 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Tiger Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 11, Kansas City Athletics 9 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 8, Kansas City Athletics 0 at Yankee Stadium Chicago White Sox 3, Washington Senators 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 19, 1964Milwaukee Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field Houston Astros 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Colt Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Mets 4 at Dodger Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Candlestick Park Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, Los Angeles Angels 3 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Comiskey Park I Minnesota Twins 7, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Led by Johnny Callison 's 5-for-5, the Phillies snap Juan Marichal 's 12-game win streak and beat the Giants in San Francisco, 72.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 20, 1964Milwaukee Braves 7, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3 at Colt Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 1 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 7, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Sportsman's Park III Baltimore Orioles 8, Kansas City Athletics 3 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, Los Angeles Angels 3 at Fenway Park Minnesota Twins 7, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 10, Detroit Tigers 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Baltimore edges the Twins 65, scoring two runs in the 9th for the victory. Twins reliever Jerry Arrigo allows a 2-out home run to Sam Bowens , his 2nd home run of the game, then throws three balls to John Orsino before being lifted for Bill Fischer . Fischer throws a strike to Orsino who then hits his next pitch for the winning home run. It is Fischer's last ML throw: on the 24th he is placed on the voluntarily retired list.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 22, 1964Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field New York Mets 2, Houston Astros 1 at Colt Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 6, Milwaukee Braves 1 at County Stadium San Francisco Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Memorial Stadium Kansas City Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 3, Washington Senators 1 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 4, Los Angeles Angels 3 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : At New York, the Angels score four in the first, and the Yankees counter with five in the bottom of the inning off Bo Belinsky . That's all the scoring for the pinstripers as the Angels win 95. This is the 2nd game this season that the injury-plagued Yanks have started their regular outfield of Mickey Mantle , Roger Maris and Tom Tresh . Mantle will pull a muscle on the 26th, keeping him out of the lineup for two weeks.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 23, 1964Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field Houston Astros 8, New York Mets 4 at Colt Stadium Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 0 at Colt Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium Milwaukee Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at County Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 9, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park Minnesota Twins 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Athletics 4 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 14, Washington Senators 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 11, Detroit Tigers 9 at Cleveland Stadium Los Angeles Angels 9, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Seven shutouts in both leagues tie the major-league record for blankings in one day.
Lou Brock steals home for the first time, combining with Billy Williams on a double steal in the 1st inning of Game One at Cincinnati.
Mickey Mantle hits his second homer, off Fred Newman , in two days to start the scoring for New York. The Yanks top the Angels, 85.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 24, 1964Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Crosley Field Cincinnati Reds 12, Chicago Cubs 4 at Crosley Field Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 0 at Colt Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Dodger Stadium Milwaukee Braves 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at County Stadium Milwaukee Braves 10, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at County Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 2, Minnesota Twins 0 at Memorial Stadium Baltimore Orioles 7, Minnesota Twins 6 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Athletics 1 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 6, Washington Senators 4 at Comiskey Park I Washington Senators 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 7, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium Los Angeles Angels 3, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 8, Los Angeles Angels 5 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Ground is broken for a new stadium in St. Louis.
IN THE NEWS : The first two leadoff batters for the Giants -- Chuck Hiller and Duke Snider -- belt homers off Cardinal pitcher Bob Gibson . That's all the scoring the Giants get, but it's enough as they win, 21.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 27, 1964Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 1 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Crosley Field Milwaukee Braves 2, Houston Astros 0 at County Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field San Francisco Giants 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III Detroit Tigers 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium Washington Senators 9, Boston Red Sox 8 at Fenway Park Los Angeles Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 1 at Dodger Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Los Angeles Angels 3 at Dodger Stadium New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 2 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Reds and Dodgers play 17th innings before the game is a called at 22. All four runs come in the 12th inning. National League rules state that no inning may start after 12:50 a.m.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 29, 1964Milwaukee Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field New York Mets 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 7, Houston Astros 6 at Shibe Park Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Sportsman's Park III Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Athletics 4, New York Yankees 1 at Municipal Stadium Baltimore Orioles 3, Los Angeles Angels 2 at Dodger Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Washington Senators 8, Cleveland Indians 4 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 30, 1964Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee Braves 2 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 2, Milwaukee Braves 0 at Wrigley Field New York Mets 6, San Francisco Giants 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 5, Houston Astros 1 at Shibe Park Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Sportsman's Park III Chicago White Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 9, Kansas City Athletics 1 at Municipal Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Los Angeles Angels 0 at Dodger Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Boston Red Sox 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Cleveland Indians 10, Washington Senators 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Mets and Giants square off in a doubleheader that starts at one p.m. and doesn't conclude until 11:25 p.m. After Juan Marichal 's 53, first-game win, San Francisco holds a 61 lead in the 2nd until New York rallies for five to tie in the 7th. The big blow is Joe Christopher 's 3-run homer that bounces off Willie Mays ' glove over the fence. Eventually, with two out in the 23rd, pinch hitter Del Crandall delivers a run-scoring double off Galen Cisco , and the Giants prevail 86 after seven hours and 22 minutesa record. Crandall ended the first post midnight game ever played in the N.L., while catching for the Boston Braves in 1949. Gaylord Perry pitches 10 scoreless innings to get credit for the win. Thirty-two innings and an elapsed time of nine hours and 50 minutes are doubleheader records, as are 47 strikeouts. New York's 22 K's in the 2nd game are the most by one club in an overtime contest.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 31, 1964Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee Braves 3 at Wrigley Field San Francisco Giants 5, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 8, New York Mets 6 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, Houston Astros 1 at Shibe Park Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Sportsman's Park III St. Louis Cardinals 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Sportsman's Park III Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Athletics 4, New York Yankees 2 at Municipal Stadium Baltimore Orioles 2, Los Angeles Angels 1 at Dodger Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Cleveland Indians 9, Washington Senators 6 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Cleveland Indians 8, Washington Senators 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)