Games on August 15, 1973

11 games

The games of August 15, 1973

On August 15, 1973, 11 games went into the books. The Atlanta Braves routed the Chicago Cubs 15-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0), the New York Mets over the San Diego Padres (7-0), and the Houston Astros over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0). One-run games: the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Montreal Expos 7-2, the New York Yankees fell to the California Angels, 3-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-2, and the Baltimore Orioles topped the Texas Rangers 5-1. 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 14, 1973 and the next, Aug 16, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.

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