Games on August 23, 1970

The games of August 23, 1970

13 games were played on August 23, 1970, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-0 winners over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 8-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the New York Yankees (2-0), the Detroit Tigers over the Milwaukee Brewers (1-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Houston Astros (4-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the California Angels, the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the New York Mets 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 7-5, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-6, the Washington Senators topped the Minnesota Twins 11-1, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 7-5. The New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 22, 1970 and the next, Aug 24, 1970. The 1970 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.