Games on August 2, 1970

The games of August 2, 1970

The schedule for August 2, 1970 lists 15 games. The widest margin belonged to the California Angels, 8-3 winners over the Boston Red Sox. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 10-8. Shutouts went on the board for the San Diego Padres over the New York Mets (3-0) and the Oakland Athletics over the Washington Senators (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 8-7 over the Cleveland Indians, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-7, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 9-5, the Montreal Expos fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-3, the New York Mets fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Washington Senators, 6-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 7-6. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, the San Diego Padres and the New York Mets, and the Washington Senators and the Oakland Athletics. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 1, 1970 and the next, Aug 3, 1970. For the wider picture, see the 1970 season.