Games on May 3, 1969

The games of May 3, 1969

12 games were played on May 3, 1969, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the San Diego Padres' 13-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the California Angels 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the New York Mets, and the Houston Astros 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-5, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Montreal Expos 4-2, the Baltimore Orioles topped the New York Yankees 5-4, the Oakland Athletics topped the Seattle Pilots 3-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1, and the Washington Senators topped the Cleveland Indians 6-1. 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 2, 1969 and the next, May 4, 1969. For the wider picture, see the 1969 season.