Games on July 9, 1969

The games of July 9, 1969

The schedule for July 9, 1969 lists 15 games. The Seattle Pilots routed the California Angels 8-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-3, the San Francisco Giants over the Houston Astros. Shutouts: the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs (4-0), the California Angels over the Seattle Pilots (5-0), and the Washington Senators over the Cleveland Indians (3-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the New York Yankees, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Montreal Expos. Elsewhere, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-3, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Montreal Expos 3-2, and the San Diego Padres fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-3. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, the Montreal Expos and the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the California Angels and the Seattle Pilots each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 8, 1969 and the next, Jul 10, 1969. For the wider picture, see the 1969 season.