Games on April 19, 1972

The games of April 19, 1972

12 games were played on April 19, 1972, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 12-3 winners over the California Angels. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Atlanta Braves (4-0), the Oakland Athletics over the Kansas City Royals (4-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Texas Rangers, the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Detroit Tigers 5-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1, the Houston Astros topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-5, the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1, and the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 18, 1972 and the next, Apr 20, 1972. For the wider picture, see the 1972 season.