Games on June 24, 1972

The games of June 24, 1972

On June 24, 1972, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-0 winners over the New York Mets. A shutout went on the board for the Atlanta Braves over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles and the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Houston Astros, 4-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the Kansas City Royals 4-1, the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the California Angels, 3-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the San Diego Padres 7-4, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-1. The Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles and the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 23, 1972 and the next, Jun 25, 1972. For the wider picture, see the 1972 season.