Games on September 1, 1970

The games of September 1, 1970

The schedule for September 1, 1970 lists 14 games. The Minnesota Twins routed the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 10-9. Shutouts went on the board for the Kansas City Royals over the California Angels (4-0) and the Minnesota Twins over the Milwaukee Brewers (4-0). One-run games: the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Houston Astros, and the Oakland Athletics 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Montreal Expos 8-4, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the New York Yankees, 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Mets, 4-3, and the Cleveland Indians topped the Washington Senators 4-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves and the Minnesota Twins and the Milwaukee Brewers. 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 31, 1970 and the next, Sep 2, 1970. For the wider picture, see the 1970 season.