Games on May 2, 1973
12 games
- MON 3 @ ATL 2 No box score
- TEX 2 @ BOS 6 No box score
- BAL 0 @ CHA 4 No box score
- CAL 5 @ DET 3 No box score
- CHN 1 @ LAN 4 No box score
- OAK 7 @ MIL 3 No box score
- CLE 8 @ MIN 4 No box score
- KCA 4 @ NYA 3 No box score
- CIN 6 @ NYN 1 No box score
- HOU 9 @ PHI 4 No box score
- SLN 5 @ SDN 4 No box score
- PIT 2 @ SFN 1 No box score
The games of May 2, 1973
On May 2, 1973, 12 games went into the books. The Cincinnati Reds routed the New York Mets 6-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-4. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Baltimore Orioles (4-0). The closest finishes were the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the New York Yankees, the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the San Diego Padres, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox topped the Texas Rangers 6-2, the California Angels topped the Detroit Tigers 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 7-3, and the Minnesota Twins fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-4. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 1, 1973 and the next, May 3, 1973. The 1973 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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