Games on September 23, 1972

The games of September 23, 1972

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on September 23, 1972. The Chicago Cubs routed the St. Louis Cardinals 15-1, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Texas Rangers, the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the California Angels, and the Oakland Athletics 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Boston Red Sox 7-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Houston Astros, 7-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Francisco Giants 7-4, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Mets, 5-3. The Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Sep 22, 1972 and the next, Sep 24, 1972. For the wider picture, see the 1972 season.