Games on May 6, 1969

The games of May 6, 1969

On May 6, 1969, 12 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Boston Red Sox's 12-2 win over the Seattle Pilots. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Baltimore Orioles (1-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Minnesota Twins (1-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Francisco Giants (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the California Angels, the Kansas City Royals 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Houston Astros. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the New York Mets, 8-1, the Washington Senators fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-1, and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 4, 1969 and the next, May 7, 1969. The 1969 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.