Games on June 5, 1973

The games of June 5, 1973

11 games were played on June 5, 1973, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 10-1 winners over the Chicago Cubs. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 8-6. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Phillies over the Houston Astros (4-0). The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the New York Mets, the Montreal Expos 7-6 over the Atlanta Braves, the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics, and the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Chicago White Sox 7-4, the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the California Angels 5-2, and the San Diego Padres fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-3. 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, Jun 4, 1973 and the next, Jun 6, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.