Games on June 8, 1973

The games of June 8, 1973

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on June 8, 1973. The widest margin belonged to the Montreal Expos, 17-3 winners over the San Francisco Giants. The day's shutouts were the Minnesota Twins over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the California Angels 8-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the New York Yankees, 8-1, the New York Mets fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 5-1, and the Boston Red Sox fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-2. 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 7, 1973 and the next, Jun 9, 1973. The 1973 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.