Games on May 1, 1970

12 games

The games of May 1, 1970

12 games were played on May 1, 1970, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 13-6 winners over the Detroit Tigers. One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets 2-1 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 9-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the California Angels 8-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-4, the Cleveland Indians topped the Kansas City Royals 7-5, the Montreal Expos topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, the New York Yankees topped the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Washington Senators 12-5. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 30, 1970 and the next, May 2, 1970. For the wider picture, see the 1970 season.

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