Games on July 17, 1970

The games of July 17, 1970

12 games were played on July 17, 1970, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the California Angels' 10-0 win over the Washington Senators. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 11-6. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Kansas City Royals (6-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Mets (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Houston Astros, 5-2, the New York Yankees topped the Oakland Athletics 7-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the San Diego Padres 8-3, and the Montreal Expos topped the San Francisco Giants 7-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 16, 1970 and the next, Jul 18, 1970. The 1970 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.