Games on July 6, 1969

The games of July 6, 1969

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on July 6, 1969. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Montreal Expos 13-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shutouts: the Washington Senators over the Boston Red Sox (5-0), the Montreal Expos over the Philadelphia Phillies (5-0), and the San Diego Padres over the Houston Astros (1-0). Decided by a single run were the California Angels 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Minnesota Twins 7-6 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Houston Astros 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Seattle Pilots topped the Kansas City Royals 9-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 4-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Atlanta Braves 3-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Atlanta Braves 5-0, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2, and the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Montreal Expos and the Philadelphia Phillies, the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres, and the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants. 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, Jul 5, 1969 and the next, Jul 7, 1969. For the wider picture, see the 1969 season.