Games on June 22, 1970

The games of June 22, 1970

11 games were played on June 22, 1970, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 13-6 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the Montreal Expos (6-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 9-8 over the Boston Red Sox, the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Oakland Athletics 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Montreal Expos. Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Mets, 9-5, the Houston Astros beat the San Diego Padres 4-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Montreal Expos and the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 21, 1970 and the next, Jun 23, 1970. For the wider picture, see the 1970 season.