Games on August 22, 1972

12 games

The games of August 22, 1972

The schedule for August 22, 1972 lists 12 games. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the Atlanta Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the California Angels over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the San Francisco Giants (1-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the New York Yankees, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins, the Texas Rangers 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 6-3, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Boston Red Sox, 10-7, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Montreal Expos 5-3, and the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 4-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 21, 1972 and the next, Aug 23, 1972. The 1972 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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