Games on August 24, 1973

The games of August 24, 1973

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on August 24, 1973. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-0 winners over the Kansas City Royals. The highest-scoring game ended 11-5, the Cleveland Indians over the Texas Rangers. The day's shutouts were the Minnesota Twins over the Milwaukee Brewers (3-0), the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants (1-0), and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies (3-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the California Angels, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Houston Astros, 4-2, the Montreal Expos fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-3, and the Oakland Athletics topped the New York Yankees 5-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 23, 1973 and the next, Aug 25, 1973. The 1973 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.