Games on July 5, 1972

The games of July 5, 1972

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on July 5, 1972. The Kansas City Royals routed the Detroit Tigers 8-2, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Minnesota Twins (2-0), the California Angels over the Milwaukee Brewers (1-0), and the Baltimore Orioles over the Chicago White Sox (1-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs topped the Atlanta Braves 4-1, the Houston Astros fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Montreal Expos 7-3, and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 4, 1972 and the next, Jul 6, 1972. The 1972 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.