Games on September 16, 1969

13 games

The games of September 16, 1969

On September 16, 1969, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 11-3 winners over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-5. The day's shutouts were the San Francisco Giants over the Atlanta Braves (2-0) and the Baltimore Orioles over the Washington Senators (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the California Angels, the Kansas City Royals 2-1 over the Seattle Pilots, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians topped the Boston Red Sox 5-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the California Angels 7-4, the Montreal Expos fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-4, the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 7-6, and the Houston Astros fell to the San Diego Padres, 8-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the California Angels and the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 15, 1969 and the next, Sep 17, 1969. For the wider picture, see the 1969 season.

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