Games on July 11, 1972

The games of July 11, 1972

The schedule for July 11, 1972 lists 13 games. The Cincinnati Reds routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 9-5. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Oakland Athletics (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals, the Houston Astros 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Texas Rangers. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees beat the California Angels 7-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4, the Montreal Expos beat the San Diego Padres 6-5, the New York Mets fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-4. The Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs 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 10, 1972 and the next, Jul 12, 1972. For the wider picture, see the 1972 season.