Games on September 24, 1969

The games of September 24, 1969

On September 24, 1969, 12 games went into the books. The New York Mets routed the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Washington Senators beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4. A shutout went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees (1-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the Houston Astros, the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics. Elsewhere, the California Angels beat the Seattle Pilots 3-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2, the Washington Senators topped the Detroit Tigers 7-4, and the San Diego Padres topped the San Francisco Giants 3-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 23, 1969 and the next, Sep 25, 1969. The 1969 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.