Games on June 11, 1972

The games of June 11, 1972

On June 11, 1972, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 11-1 winners over the Montreal Expos. Shutouts: the Kansas City Royals over the New York Yankees (1-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the San Francisco Giants (4-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics, and the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the California Angels fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-4, the Chicago White Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4, the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-5, the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 3-1, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants. 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 10, 1972 and the next, Jun 12, 1972. For the wider picture, see the 1972 season.