Games on May 14, 1972

The games of May 14, 1972

On May 14, 1972, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Montreal Expos, 9-3 winners over the San Diego Padres. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Houston Astros over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Texas Rangers, and the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees fell to the California Angels, 6-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the New York Mets, 5-4, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox 6-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 13, 1972 and the next, May 15, 1972. The 1972 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.