Games on May 22, 1973

The games of May 22, 1973

On May 22, 1973, 12 games went into the books. The New York Yankees routed the Detroit Tigers 7-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 8-7. Decided by a single run were the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the San Francisco Giants topped the Atlanta Braves 7-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-2, the California Angels fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 6-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Mets 5-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 4-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 21, 1973 and the next, May 23, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.