Games on July 1, 1972

The games of July 1, 1972

On July 1, 1972, 13 games went into the books. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Shutouts went on the board for the Detroit Tigers over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0), the New York Mets over the Montreal Expos (2-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Texas Rangers, the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Oakland Athletics fell to the California Angels, 5-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Houston Astros, 4-2, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 30, 1972 and the next, Jul 2, 1972. For the wider picture, see the 1972 season.