Games on April 29, 1973

The games of April 29, 1973

14 games were played on April 29, 1973, according to Retrosheet. The New York Yankees routed the Minnesota Twins 11-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The day's shutouts were the New York Mets over the Atlanta Braves (1-0), the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox (5-0), and the Cincinnati Reds over the Philadelphia Phillies (8-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the California Angels, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Montreal Expos, the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the San Diego Padres fell to the Chicago Cubs, 10-4, the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1, the New York Yankees topped the Minnesota Twins 6-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the San Francisco Giants 8-3, and the Texas Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1. The Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 28, 1973 and the next, May 1, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.