Games on April 30, 1972

The games of April 30, 1972

The schedule for April 30, 1972 lists 15 games. The San Francisco Giants routed the Montreal Expos 13-2, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Mets (7-0) and the Boston Red Sox over the Texas Rangers (3-0). One-run games: the California Angels 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Houston Astros 7-6 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the New York Yankees. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-4, the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 3-1, the Atlanta Braves topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 3-1, and the Montreal Expos topped the San Francisco Giants 5-2. The Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees, the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Padres, and the Montreal Expos and the San Francisco Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Apr 29, 1972 and the next, May 1, 1972. The 1972 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.