Games on April 15, 1973

The games of April 15, 1973

On April 15, 1973, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Cincinnati Reds' 11-0 win over the San Francisco Giants. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers (7-0) and the San Diego Padres over the Houston Astros (4-0). One-run games: the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the New York Mets 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Montreal Expos 8-3, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Houston Astros 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3, and the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 8-6. The Baltimore Orioles and the Milwaukee Brewers, the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres, and the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 14, 1973 and the next, Apr 16, 1973. The 1973 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.