Games on August 22, 1969

The games of August 22, 1969

On August 22, 1969, 14 games went into the books. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the San Diego Padres 10-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Pilots 9-8. A shutout went on the board for the Minnesota Twins over the New York Yankees (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Washington Senators and the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1, the California Angels fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-1, the Houston Astros topped the Chicago Cubs 8-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Montreal Expos 7-5, the San Francisco Giants beat the Montreal Expos 10-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the New York Mets, 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2. The San Francisco Giants and the Montreal Expos and the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates 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, Aug 21, 1969 and the next, Aug 23, 1969. For the wider picture, see the 1969 season.