Games on May 16, 1973

11 games

The games of May 16, 1973

On May 16, 1973, 11 games went into the books. The New York Yankees routed the Milwaukee Brewers 11-4, the widest margin of the day. One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals. The rest of the slate: the California Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 7-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-6, the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 5-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the Chicago White Sox 8-6, the New York Mets topped the Montreal Expos 8-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 15, 1973 and the next, May 17, 1973. The 1973 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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