Games on May 1, 1973

10 games

The games of May 1, 1973

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on May 1, 1973. The New York Yankees routed the Kansas City Royals 6-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the San Francisco Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates. A shutout went on the board for the Houston Astros over the Philadelphia Phillies (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Texas Rangers 7-6 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Montreal Expos, 9-6, the California Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-5, and the San Diego Padres topped the St. Louis Cardinals 10-5. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 29, 1973 and the next, May 2, 1973. The 1973 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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