Games on July 24, 1970

The games of July 24, 1970

The schedule for July 24, 1970 lists 15 games. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 11-0 winners over the New York Yankees. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Washington Senators over the California Angels. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0), the Minnesota Twins over the Baltimore Orioles (8-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Houston Astros (11-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the San Francisco Giants 8-7 over the Montreal Expos, the New York Mets 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 11-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-6, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Boston Red Sox 8-4, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Montreal Expos, 7-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, and the San Francisco Giants and the Montreal Expos. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 23, 1970 and the next, Jul 25, 1970. For the wider picture, see the 1970 season.