Games on August 13, 1972

The games of August 13, 1972

16 games were played on August 13, 1972, according to Retrosheet. The Texas Rangers routed the Kansas City Royals 13-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Oakland Athletics over the Chicago White Sox (3-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the California Angels, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Houston Astros, and the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-4, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Boston Red Sox 8-2, the New York Mets fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-2, the New York Yankees topped the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Montreal Expos 2-1, the Montreal Expos topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5, and the San Diego Padres fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-3. The Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, the Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Yankees, and the Montreal Expos and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 12, 1972 and the next, Aug 14, 1972. For the wider picture, see the 1972 season.