Games on June 2, 1973

The games of June 2, 1973

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on June 2, 1973. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-3 winners over the Texas Rangers. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the San Francisco Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the California Angels (2-0) and the San Diego Padres over the New York Mets (3-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Oakland Athletics, 3-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-1, the Montreal Expos beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3, and the Houston Astros fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2. 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, Jun 1, 1973 and the next, Jun 3, 1973. The 1973 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.