Games on August 25, 1972

The games of August 25, 1972

The schedule for August 25, 1972 lists 13 games. The San Francisco Giants routed the Chicago Cubs 11-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the San Diego Padres over the St. Louis Cardinals. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Texas Rangers (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the New York Mets, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the California Angels, the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Houston Astros, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1, the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 5-1, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-3, and the San Diego Padres fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-4. The Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the San Diego Padres and the St. Louis Cardinals each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 24, 1972 and the next, Aug 26, 1972. For the wider picture, see the 1972 season.