Games on May 25, 1969

The games of May 25, 1969

15 games were played on May 25, 1969, according to Retrosheet. The Detroit Tigers routed the California Angels 10-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 10-2. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox (1-0), the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0), and the Chicago Cubs over the San Diego Padres (1-0). One-run games: the Seattle Pilots 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the New York Yankees, the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the New York Yankees, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Montreal Expos 7-2, the New York Mets fell to the Houston Astros, 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Francisco Giants 6-2, and the Kansas City Royals topped the Washington Senators 3-2. The Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees, the Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants 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, May 24, 1969 and the next, May 26, 1969. The 1969 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.