Games on August 1, 1972

The games of August 1, 1972

On August 1, 1972, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the San Diego Padres' 9-0 win over the Atlanta Braves. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 11-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0), the Milwaukee Brewers over the Detroit Tigers (9-0), and the Oakland Athletics over the Kansas City Royals (4-0). Decided by a single run were the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, and the New York Mets 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 10-4, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Houston Astros 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Mets 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 3-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets. 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, Jul 31, 1972 and the next, Aug 2, 1972. For the wider picture, see the 1972 season.