Games on August 3, 1969

The games of August 3, 1969

14 games were played on August 3, 1969, according to Retrosheet. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 19-17. Shutouts: the Montreal Expos over the Houston Astros (1-0). The closest finishes were the California Angels 3-2 over the Washington Senators, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the San Diego Padres, the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the New York Mets 6-5 over the Atlanta Braves. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 6-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, the Houston Astros topped the Montreal Expos 7-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Oakland Athletics, 10-7, the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2, and the Seattle Pilots fell to the New York Yankees, 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos and the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics. 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, Aug 2, 1969 and the next, Aug 4, 1969. The 1969 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.