Games on July 8, 1973

The games of July 8, 1973

The schedule for July 8, 1973 lists 15 games. The Boston Red Sox routed the Chicago White Sox 11-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Houston Astros over the Montreal Expos. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Kansas City Royals (3-0), the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins (7-0), and the Cincinnati Reds over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Oakland Athletics 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-1, the California Angels beat the Cleveland Indians 10-4, the California Angels topped the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Texas Rangers 6-4, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Texas Rangers 7-3, the Atlanta Braves topped the New York Mets 4-2, and the Chicago Cubs fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-2. The Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, the California Angels and the Cleveland Indians, and the Texas Rangers and the Milwaukee Brewers 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, Jul 7, 1973 and the next, Jul 9, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.