Games on August 31, 1969

The games of August 31, 1969

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 31, 1969. The New York Mets routed the San Francisco Giants 8-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 7-6. The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the California Angels and the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-4, the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5, the Detroit Tigers topped the Seattle Pilots 7-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the Boston Red Sox 6-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the New York Yankees, 5-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-2, the Montreal Expos topped the San Diego Padres 6-1, and the Washington Senators beat the Oakland Athletics 8-3. The Montreal Expos and the San Diego Padres and the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 1969 and the next, Sep 1, 1969. The 1969 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.