Games on May 24, 1972

The games of May 24, 1972

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on May 24, 1972. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the St. Louis Cardinals 9-4, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Minnesota Twins over the Kansas City Royals (1-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0). Decided by a single run were the California Angels 6-5 over the Oakland Athletics. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 5-1, the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Montreal Expos, 4-1, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Houston Astros topped the San Diego Padres 4-2, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 23, 1972 and the next, May 25, 1972. For the wider picture, see the 1972 season.