Games on July 30, 1969

The games of July 30, 1969

On July 30, 1969, 14 games went into the books. The Houston Astros routed the New York Mets 16-3, the widest margin of the day. The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics, the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, and the Seattle Pilots 4-3 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the California Angels topped the Boston Red Sox 4-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 11-6, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Minnesota Twins 3-1, the Houston Astros topped the New York Mets 11-5, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 5-2. The Houston Astros and the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 29, 1969 and the next, Jul 31, 1969. For the wider picture, see the 1969 season.