Games on August 5, 1973

The games of August 5, 1973

The schedule for August 5, 1973 lists 15 games. The Atlanta Braves routed the San Diego Padres 9-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 8-6. One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Texas Rangers, the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-4, the California Angels fell to the Oakland Athletics, 6-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Houston Astros 7-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the Kansas City Royals 7-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Mets 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3. The Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cleveland Indians, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 4, 1973 and the next, Aug 6, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.