Games on September 10, 1970

The games of September 10, 1970

13 games were played on September 10, 1970, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 14-0 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-4. Shutouts: the Kansas City Royals over the Milwaukee Brewers (2-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0), and the San Francisco Giants over the Houston Astros (11-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the New York Yankees, the New York Mets 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs beat the Montreal Expos 9-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 13-4, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Kansas City Royals, 10-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-1, and the Oakland Athletics fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Brewers and the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins. 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 9, 1970 and the next, Sep 11, 1970. For the wider picture, see the 1970 season.