Games on September 26, 1969

The games of September 26, 1969

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on September 26, 1969. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 12-1 winners over the Montreal Expos. The highest-scoring game ended 10-4, the Atlanta Braves over the San Diego Padres. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Houston Astros (3-0), the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies (5-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (2-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Houston Astros, the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Seattle Pilots 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins. The rest of the slate: the Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox 5-3, the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the California Angels 3-1, and the Cleveland Indians fell to the Washington Senators, 4-1. The Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 25, 1969 and the next, Sep 27, 1969. For the wider picture, see the 1969 season.