Games on August 8, 1970
11 games
- DET 6 @ BOS 5 No box score
- CAL 1 @ CHA 8 No box score
- MIL 5 @ KCA 3 No box score
- CIN 10 @ LAN 5 No box score
- OAK 1 @ MIN 3 No box score
- BAL 4 @ NYA 2 No box score
- CHN 3 @ PHI 6 No box score
- NYN 12 @ PIT 9 No box score
- HOU 5 @ SFN 6 No box score
- MON 10 @ SLN 11 No box score
- CLE 4 @ WS2 2 No box score
The games of August 8, 1970
On August 8, 1970, 11 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 8-1 win over the California Angels. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 11-10. One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox and the San Francisco Giants 6-5 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-5, the Minnesota Twins topped the Oakland Athletics 3-1, the Baltimore Orioles topped the New York Yankees 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 6-3, the New York Mets topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-9, and the Cleveland Indians topped the Washington Senators 4-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 7, 1970 and the next, Aug 9, 1970. The 1970 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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