Games on June 3, 1972

The games of June 3, 1972

12 games were played on June 3, 1972, according to Retrosheet. The New York Yankees routed the Chicago White Sox 18-10, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0) and the Montreal Expos over the Houston Astros (1-0). The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-2, the California Angels topped the Cleveland Indians 8-4, the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3, the Kansas City Royals topped the Boston Red Sox 10-4, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Texas Rangers 3-1, the Atlanta Braves fell to the New York Mets, 5-2, and the San Diego Padres fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 2, 1972 and the next, Jun 4, 1972. The 1972 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.