Games on May 21, 1972

The games of May 21, 1972

Retrosheet's records show 17 games on May 21, 1972. The most lopsided result was the San Diego Padres' 7-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the California Angels 9-8. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians (5-0), the Baltimore Orioles over the Milwaukee Brewers (5-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Montreal Expos (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the New York Mets 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves. In the other games, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Oakland Athletics, 5-2, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Montreal Expos 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Diego Padres 7-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-4, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-2, and the Minnesota Twins fell to the Texas Rangers, 3-1. The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, the Montreal Expos and the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Cincinnati Reds and the San Diego Padres each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 20, 1972 and the next, May 22, 1972. The 1972 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.