Games on July 4, 1973

The games of July 4, 1973

15 games were played on July 4, 1973, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-3 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 12-8. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees (1-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the Texas Rangers (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 11-4, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-7, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2, the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2, the New York Mets fell to the Montreal Expos, 7-5, the Oakland Athletics fell to the California Angels, 3-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-2. The Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, and the Chicago White Sox and the Texas Rangers each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 3, 1973 and the next, Jul 5, 1973. The 1973 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.