Games on June 9, 1970

The games of June 9, 1970

12 games were played on June 9, 1970, according to Retrosheet. The Kansas City Royals routed the Washington Senators 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the California Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5. Shutouts: the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Mets 2-1 over the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-4, the New York Yankees topped the Minnesota Twins 5-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 7-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1. 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, Jun 8, 1970 and the next, Jun 10, 1970. The 1970 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.