Games on May 29, 1972

The games of May 29, 1972

On May 29, 1972, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Brewers, 11-3 winners over the Boston Red Sox. One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the San Diego Padres, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the California Angels, the California Angels 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Mets 7-6 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Cleveland Indians 6-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Montreal Expos 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 8-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 5-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Francisco Giants 5-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 4-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 7-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the California Angels, the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 28, 1972 and the next, May 30, 1972. For the wider picture, see the 1972 season.