Games on May 24, 1970

The games of May 24, 1970

17 games were played on May 24, 1970, according to Retrosheet. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Atlanta Braves 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-7. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Montreal Expos (3-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, and the New York Yankees 8-7 over the Cleveland Indians. In the other games, the Oakland Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Oakland Athletics, 5-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Washington Senators, 6-4, the Kansas City Royals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5, the California Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5, the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 3-1, the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5, the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 6-1, and the San Francisco Giants topped the San Diego Padres 7-6. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, the Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 23, 1970 and the next, May 25, 1970. The 1970 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.