Games on September 15, 1970

The games of September 15, 1970

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on September 15, 1970. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 8-0 winners over the Atlanta Braves. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6. The day's shutouts were the Milwaukee Brewers over the Oakland Athletics (1-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the San Diego Padres, the Oakland Athletics 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, the Houston Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the California Angels 7-5, the California Angels topped the Minnesota Twins 5-3, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-3, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Senators 6-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Oakland Athletics and the Milwaukee Brewers, the California Angels and the Minnesota Twins, and the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. 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 14, 1970 and the next, Sep 16, 1970. For the wider picture, see the 1970 season.