Games on May 2, 1969

The games of May 2, 1969

On May 2, 1969, 12 games went into the books. The Kansas City Royals routed the California Angels 9-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Pilots. A shutout went on the board for the Washington Senators over the Cleveland Indians (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the California Angels. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4, the Chicago Cubs topped the New York Mets 6-4, the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-5, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Houston Astros, 3-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-3, the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 5-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Royals and the California Angels. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 1, 1969 and the next, May 3, 1969. For the wider picture, see the 1969 season.