Games on July 8, 1972

The games of July 8, 1972

On July 8, 1972, 13 games went into the books. The San Francisco Giants routed the Montreal Expos 12-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the San Diego Padres over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins (1-0) and the Oakland Athletics over the Milwaukee Brewers (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Texas Rangers 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, the California Angels 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3, the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 5-2, the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Houston Astros 2-1. The Texas Rangers and the Baltimore Orioles met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Jul 7, 1972 and the next, Jul 9, 1972. The 1972 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.