Games on August 22, 1970

12 games

The games of August 22, 1970

The schedule for August 22, 1970 lists 12 games. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 15-0 winners over the San Francisco Giants. A shutout went on the board for the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Diego Padres (7-0). One-run games: the California Angels 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the New York Yankees, the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Washington Senators, 5-4, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Montreal Expos, 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the New York Mets 3-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Houston Astros 2-1. 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 21, 1970 and the next, Aug 23, 1970. For the wider picture, see the 1970 season.

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