Games on July 22, 1973

The games of July 22, 1973

15 games were played on July 22, 1973, according to Retrosheet. The Baltimore Orioles routed the California Angels 8-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Diego Padres 13-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the Montreal Expos (6-0) and the New York Yankees over the Chicago White Sox (2-0). One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the Atlanta Braves, the New York Mets 3-2 over the Houston Astros, the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the Boston Red Sox 10-7, the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5, the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Oakland Athletics, 5-2, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Diego Padres 3-1. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves, the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees, and the San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 21, 1973 and the next, Jul 26, 1973. The 1973 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.