Games on September 13, 1970

The games of September 13, 1970

On September 13, 1970, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 13-2 winners over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 10-6, the Houston Astros over the Atlanta Braves. The day's shutouts were the Washington Senators over the Detroit Tigers (10-0). Decided by a single run were the California Angels 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Kansas City Royals 8-7 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Kansas City Royals 8-7 over the Oakland Athletics. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees fell to the Cleveland Indians, 3-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-7, the Montreal Expos topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Mets 5-4, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-4, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3. The Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Sep 12, 1970 and the next, Sep 14, 1970. For the wider picture, see the 1970 season.