Games on September 4, 1972

The games of September 4, 1972

On September 4, 1972, 20 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-0 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 8-7. The day's shutouts were the Minnesota Twins over the Chicago White Sox (4-0), the Boston Red Sox over the Milwaukee Brewers (2-0), and the Chicago Cubs over the New York Mets (2-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the New York Yankees, the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the Houston Astros. In the other games, the New York Yankees topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-4, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Boston Red Sox 6-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Mets, 7-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the California Angels 10-5, the Oakland Athletics fell to the California Angels, 2-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the San Diego Padres, 1-0, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Montreal Expos, 1-0. The New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles, the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox, and the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 3, 1972 and the next, Sep 5, 1972. For the wider picture, see the 1972 season.