Games on June 19, 1973

The games of June 19, 1973

14 games were played on June 19, 1973, according to Retrosheet. The Oakland Athletics routed the Kansas City Royals 11-6, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Atlanta Braves (3-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the San Francisco Giants (4-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 8-7 over the Detroit Tigers, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the California Angels topped the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 7-3, the New York Mets fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3, the Houston Astros topped the San Diego Padres 7-3, and the Montreal Expos topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1. The Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 18, 1973 and the next, Jun 20, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.