Games on May 6, 1973

The games of May 6, 1973

14 games were played on May 6, 1973, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 12-0 winners over the Cleveland Indians. The highest-scoring game ended 14-8, the Houston Astros over the New York Mets. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the California Angels (5-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0), and the San Diego Padres over the Pittsburgh Pirates (8-0). One-run games: the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 11-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Oakland Athletics, 7-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Texas Rangers, 7-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 10-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-1, the Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 11-9. Doubleheaders on the date: the Oakland Athletics and the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 5, 1973 and the next, May 7, 1973. The 1973 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.