Games on August 21, 1972

8 games

The games of August 21, 1972

Retrosheet's records show 8 games on August 21, 1972. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 10-3 winners over the Minnesota Twins. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Padres 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the California Angels fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 3-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Detroit Tigers 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Montreal Expos 4-1, and the Houston Astros fell to the New York Mets, 4-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 20, 1972 and the next, Aug 22, 1972. For the wider picture, see the 1972 season.

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