Games on August 2, 1972

The games of August 2, 1972

On August 2, 1972, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Brewers, 13-1 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 12-11. Shutouts went on the board for the San Diego Padres over the Atlanta Braves (5-0), the Baltimore Orioles over the Cleveland Indians (7-0), and the Oakland Athletics over the Kansas City Royals (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 10-9 over the California Angels and the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Montreal Expos. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-4, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Houston Astros, 10-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Mets 5-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5, and the Texas Rangers topped the Minnesota Twins 4-1. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Aug 1, 1972 and the next, Aug 3, 1972. For the wider picture, see the 1972 season.