Games on August 26, 1969

The games of August 26, 1969

On August 26, 1969, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 13-4 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Montreal Expos (6-0), the New York Mets over the San Diego Padres (3-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Houston Astros (1-0). One-run games: the Seattle Pilots 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the New York Yankees. Elsewhere, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-1, the California Angels beat the Cleveland Indians 8-4, the Oakland Athletics topped the Detroit Tigers 8-6, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-6, the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Senators 6-4, the Atlanta Braves topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4, the New York Mets topped the San Diego Padres 8-4, and the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2. The Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres, and the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 25, 1969 and the next, Aug 27, 1969. For the wider picture, see the 1969 season.