Games on July 16, 1969

The games of July 16, 1969

On July 16, 1969, 14 games went into the books. The Oakland Athletics routed the Seattle Pilots 6-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Minnesota Twins over the Chicago White Sox. Shutouts: the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies (5-0) and the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators (3-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Houston Astros, the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 over the Montreal Expos, and the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the San Diego Padres. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians topped the Baltimore Orioles 6-4, the California Angels topped the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the New York Mets topped the Chicago Cubs 9-5, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 10-7, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-3, and the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 6-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Indians and the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 15, 1969 and the next, Jul 17, 1969. The 1969 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.