Games on September 5, 1969

The games of September 5, 1969

The schedule for September 5, 1969 lists 14 games. The most lopsided result was the Atlanta Braves' 11-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Boston Red Sox over the Washington Senators. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (2-0), the Houston Astros over the San Francisco Giants (2-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Montreal Expos (1-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the New York Yankees, the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Seattle Pilots 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals. In the other games, the California Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-2, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Detroit Tigers 8-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Mets, 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Mets 4-2, and the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-1. The New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 4, 1969 and the next, Sep 6, 1969. The 1969 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.