Games on August 17, 1969

The games of August 17, 1969

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 17, 1969. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-3 winners over the Montreal Expos. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 9-4. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Kansas City Royals (1-0). Decided by a single run were the California Angels 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Mets 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, the New York Mets 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, and the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-5, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Seattle Pilots 4-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 5-3, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Senators 4-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the San Diego Padres and the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 16, 1969 and the next, Aug 18, 1969. For the wider picture, see the 1969 season.