Games on August 8, 1972

The games of August 8, 1972

The schedule for August 8, 1972 lists 13 games. The San Francisco Giants routed the San Diego Padres 15-4, the widest margin of the day. The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the California Angels, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Montreal Expos, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves topped the Houston Astros 8-4, the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the Texas Rangers 6-5, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the San Diego Padres 7-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 6-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 7, 1972 and the next, Aug 9, 1972. For the wider picture, see the 1972 season.