Games on August 26, 1973

The games of August 26, 1973

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 26, 1973. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Orioles' 10-1 win over the Kansas City Royals. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Atlanta Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The day's shutouts were the California Angels over the Boston Red Sox (1-0), the Texas Rangers over the Cleveland Indians (9-0), and the Oakland Athletics over the New York Yankees (1-0). One-run games: the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins and the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1, the Texas Rangers topped the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Houston Astros fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, the San Diego Padres beat the Montreal Expos 4-2, and the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox and the Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 25, 1973 and the next, Aug 27, 1973. The 1973 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.