Games on June 4, 1972

The games of June 4, 1972

16 games were played on June 4, 1972, according to Retrosheet. The Texas Rangers routed the Milwaukee Brewers 10-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 9-3. Shutouts went on the board for the Oakland Athletics over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0), the Oakland Athletics over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0), and the Detroit Tigers over the Minnesota Twins (3-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 6-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the California Angels 6-4, the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-0, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0, the Montreal Expos fell to the Houston Astros, 5-0, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 2-0, the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 9-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Oakland Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, and the Boston Red Sox 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, Jun 3, 1972 and the next, Jun 5, 1972. For the wider picture, see the 1972 season.