Games on June 8, 1972

8 games

The games of June 8, 1972

On June 8, 1972, 8 games went into the books. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the San Diego Padres 11-2, the widest margin of the day. The closest finishes were the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Montreal Expos. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 7-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4, and the New York Yankees fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-2. 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, Jun 7, 1972 and the next, Jun 9, 1972. For the wider picture, see the 1972 season.

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