Games on July 31, 1973

The games of July 31, 1973

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on July 31, 1973. The Detroit Tigers routed the Milwaukee Brewers 9-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-11, the Cincinnati Reds over the Atlanta Braves. One-run games: the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, the Kansas City Royals 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 9-5, the Texas Rangers beat the California Angels 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Mets 4-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5, and the San Francisco Giants topped the San Diego Padres 5-1. The Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves, the Detroit Tigers and the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies 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 30, 1973 and the next, Aug 1, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.