Games on June 21, 1970

The games of June 21, 1970

On June 21, 1970, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 11-2 winners over the Kansas City Royals. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 14-10. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (3-0). One-run games: the California Angels 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the Detroit Tigers 9-8 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Houston Astros fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-4, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Washington Senators 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 6-3, the Montreal Expos topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2, and the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 7-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 20, 1970 and the next, Jun 22, 1970. The 1970 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.