Games on July 19, 1970

The games of July 19, 1970

On July 19, 1970, 18 games went into the books. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Chicago White Sox 8-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 7-6. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Kansas City Royals (2-0). The closest finishes were the San Diego Padres 6-5 over the Montreal Expos, the Montreal Expos 6-5 over the San Diego Padres, and the Washington Senators 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers. Elsewhere, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 9-4, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-3, the Houston Astros fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Minnesota Twins 3-1, the New York Yankees fell to the California Angels, 5-2, the California Angels beat the New York Yankees 3-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 18, 1970 and the next, Jul 20, 1970. For the wider picture, see the 1970 season.