Games on July 3, 1973

The games of July 3, 1973

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on July 3, 1973. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 15-1 win over the Texas Rangers. Runs came easiest when the Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 19-8. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the Houston Astros (1-0), the Oakland Athletics over the California Angels (3-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Kansas City Royals 7-6 over the Minnesota Twins, the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Texas Rangers 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-7, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Francisco Giants 6-3, the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1, and the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Brewers and the Baltimore Orioles, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Chicago White Sox and the Texas Rangers. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 2, 1973 and the next, Jul 4, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.