Games on July 4, 1969

The games of July 4, 1969

19 games were played on July 4, 1969, according to Retrosheet. The Kansas City Royals routed the Seattle Pilots 13-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-6. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the San Diego Padres (4-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Seattle Pilots, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, and the San Francisco Giants 7-6 over the Atlanta Braves. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 5-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Washington Senators 7-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the California Angels, 7-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the California Angels 3-1, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the Oakland Athletics 10-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 4-1, the Montreal Expos beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5, and the Montreal Expos beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3. The Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, the California Angels and the Chicago White Sox, and the Seattle Pilots and the Kansas City Royals 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, Jul 3, 1969 and the next, Jul 5, 1969. For the wider picture, see the 1969 season.