Games on August 6, 1972

The games of August 6, 1972

19 games were played on August 6, 1972, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Mets, 12-2 winners over the Chicago Cubs. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres (6-0), the New York Yankees over the Milwaukee Brewers (3-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Montreal Expos (8-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, and the California Angels 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 11-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 10-1, the Texas Rangers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the California Angels, 3-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the New York Yankees, 6-4, the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3, the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-2, the Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 6-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, and the California Angels and the Kansas City Royals. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 5, 1972 and the next, Aug 7, 1972. The 1972 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.