Games on September 5, 1970
12 games
- SFN 2 @ ATL 5 No box score
- SFN 3 @ ATL 5 No box score
- BAL 3 @ BOS 2 No box score
- MIN 4 @ CAL 3 No box score
- NYN 5 @ CHN 3 No box score
- SDN 2 @ CIN 6 No box score
- LAN 2 @ HOU 7 No box score
- CLE 1 @ NYA 3 No box score
- KCA 3 @ OAK 8 No box score
- PHI 4 @ PIT 6 No box score
- MON 6 @ SLN 0 No box score
- DET 2 @ WS2 3 No box score
The games of September 5, 1970
12 games were played on September 5, 1970, according to Retrosheet. The Montreal Expos routed the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0, the widest margin of the day. Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the California Angels, and the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves topped the San Francisco Giants 5-2, the Atlanta Braves topped the San Francisco Giants 5-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Mets, 5-3, the San Diego Padres fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Houston Astros, 7-2, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 3-1, the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 4, 1970 and the next, Sep 6, 1970. For the wider picture, see the 1970 season.
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