Games on July 30, 1972

The games of July 30, 1972

The schedule for July 30, 1972 lists 19 games. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 14-4 winners over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the New York Yankees (5-0), the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0), and the Cincinnati Reds over the San Francisco Giants (4-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the California Angels 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers. In the other games, the San Francisco Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Houston Astros 10-7, the Houston Astros beat the San Diego Padres 4-3, the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0, the New York Mets beat the Montreal Expos 3-1, the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 2-1, and the Texas Rangers topped the Oakland Athletics 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, and the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds. 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 29, 1972 and the next, Jul 31, 1972. The 1972 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.