Games on June 23, 1973

The games of June 23, 1973

On June 23, 1973, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Oakland Athletics' 14-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. The day's shutouts were the San Diego Padres over the Atlanta Braves (2-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Kansas City Royals 8-7 over the Texas Rangers, the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 12-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the California Angels, 3-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Atlanta Braves 9-3, the Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago Cubs 3-2. The Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 22, 1973 and the next, Jun 24, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.