Games on August 29, 1969

The games of August 29, 1969

13 games were played on August 29, 1969, according to Retrosheet. The Cincinnati Reds routed the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 10-4. The day's shutouts were the San Diego Padres over the Montreal Expos (3-0), the San Francisco Giants over the New York Mets (5-0), and the Oakland Athletics over the Washington Senators (5-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, the California Angels 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the California Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2, the Seattle Pilots fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 4-2, and the New York Yankees topped the Kansas City Royals 6-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the California Angels and the Baltimore Orioles. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 28, 1969 and the next, Aug 30, 1969. For the wider picture, see the 1969 season.