Games on May 9, 1970
12 games
- SLN 3 @ ATL 5 No box score
- CHA 3 @ BAL 4 No box score
- NYA 3 @ CAL 11 No box score
- CIN 1 @ CHN 8 No box score
- MIN 5 @ CLE 3 No box score
- KCA 4 @ DET 7 No box score
- PIT 6 @ HOU 3 No box score
- WS2 2 @ MIL 3 No box score
- SDN 6 @ MON 0 No box score
- SFN 5 @ NYN 14 No box score
- BOS 5 @ OAK 3 No box score
- LAN 9 @ PHI 4 No box score
The games of May 9, 1970
12 games were played on May 9, 1970, according to Retrosheet. The New York Mets routed the San Francisco Giants 14-5, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the San Diego Padres over the Montreal Expos (6-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3, the New York Yankees fell to the California Angels, 11-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-3, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-4, the Houston Astros fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-4. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 8, 1970 and the next, May 10, 1970. For the wider picture, see the 1970 season.
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