Games on September 10, 1972

The games of September 10, 1972

On September 10, 1972, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Montreal Expos' 8-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Cincinnati Reds over the San Francisco Giants. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Milwaukee Brewers (2-0), the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (2-0), and the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (5-0). One-run games: the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Houston Astros, the New York Mets 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the San Diego Padres 1-0 over the Atlanta Braves. Elsewhere, the California Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Kansas City Royals, 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, the San Diego Padres fell to the Atlanta Braves, 4-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-2, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Texas Rangers 7-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres, and the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 9, 1972 and the next, Sep 11, 1972. The 1972 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.