Games on April 8, 1973

The games of April 8, 1973

On April 8, 1973, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Houston Astros, 10-3 winners over the Atlanta Braves. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians (4-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres (4-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Houston Astros, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the New York Yankees, the Kansas City Royals 6-5 over the California Angels, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Francisco Giants 3-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the Oakland Athletics 4-2, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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, Apr 7, 1973 and the next, Apr 9, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.