Games on June 5, 1970

12 games

The games of June 5, 1970

12 games were played on June 5, 1970, according to Retrosheet. The New York Yankees routed the Chicago White Sox 10-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-8, the Chicago Cubs over the San Francisco Giants. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the California Angels 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the New York Mets, and the Houston Astros 8-7 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2, the San Diego Padres topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2, and the Minnesota Twins topped the Washington Senators 2-1. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 4, 1970 and the next, Jun 6, 1970. The 1970 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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