Games on July 11, 1973

The games of July 11, 1973

On July 11, 1973, 12 games went into the books. The Detroit Tigers routed the Texas Rangers 14-2, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Minnesota Twins over the Boston Red Sox (3-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the Atlanta Braves. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles beat the California Angels 7-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 9-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Kansas City Royals 8-1, the Houston Astros topped the New York Mets 7-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-2, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 7-3. 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, Jul 10, 1973 and the next, Jul 12, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.