Games on September 8, 1969

13 games

The games of September 8, 1969

On September 8, 1969, 13 games went into the books. The Houston Astros routed the San Diego Padres 9-2, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Atlanta Braves (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants, the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, and the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the California Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4, the Montreal Expos fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-2, the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2, the Kansas City Royals topped the Oakland Athletics 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Seattle Pilots, 2-1, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Seattle Pilots, 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox and the Seattle Pilots. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 7, 1969 and the next, Sep 9, 1969. The 1969 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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