Games on September 3, 1969

The games of September 3, 1969

On September 3, 1969, 9 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-1 winners over the San Diego Padres. A shutout went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs (2-0). One-run games: the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Montreal Expos. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1, the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 5-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-2, and the Minnesota Twins topped the Cleveland Indians 7-1. The Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 2, 1969 and the next, Sep 4, 1969. For the wider picture, see the 1969 season.