Games on August 24, 1969

The games of August 24, 1969

On August 24, 1969, 14 games went into the books. The Oakland Athletics routed the Baltimore Orioles 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Chicago Cubs over the Houston Astros. Shutouts: the Minnesota Twins over the New York Yankees (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the Oakland Athletics 9-8 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Seattle Pilots. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, the California Angels topped the Detroit Tigers 5-2, the Washington Senators topped the Kansas City Royals 10-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Montreal Expos 6-4, the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 6-4, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-4, and the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1. The Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs and the Baltimore Orioles and the Oakland Athletics 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 23, 1969 and the next, Aug 25, 1969. For the wider picture, see the 1969 season.