Games on August 7, 1973

The games of August 7, 1973

The schedule for August 7, 1973 lists 14 games. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 10-4 winners over the Minnesota Twins. Shutouts went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs (1-0), the Detroit Tigers over the Oakland Athletics (2-0), and the Houston Astros over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, the Kansas City Royals 7-6 over the Boston Red Sox, the California Angels 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Texas Rangers 2-1 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1, the New York Mets topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Diego Padres 6-1, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Montreal Expos, 2-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins, and the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees. 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, Aug 6, 1973 and the next, Aug 8, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.