Games on July 1, 1973

The games of July 1, 1973

On July 1, 1973, 20 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 14-6 winners over the Atlanta Braves. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Baltimore Orioles (1-0), the Oakland Athletics over the Chicago White Sox (3-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 8-7 over the San Francisco Giants, the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the California Angels, the New York Mets 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 9-5, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-3, the Houston Astros beat the San Diego Padres 6-4, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 11-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 6-4, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Montreal Expos 6-2. The San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Boston Red Sox, and the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 30, 1973 and the next, Jul 2, 1973. The 1973 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.