Games on July 31, 1970

The games of July 31, 1970

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on July 31, 1970. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 7-1 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Detroit Tigers over the Minnesota Twins. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the California Angels (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Mets 6-5 over the San Diego Padres, and the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Kansas City Royals 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Cubs, 11-7, the Houston Astros fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-1, the New York Yankees beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3, the New York Yankees beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Montreal Expos 8-5, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-3, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers, and the San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies. 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 30, 1970 and the next, Aug 1, 1970. The 1970 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.