Games on August 31, 1973

The games of August 31, 1973

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 31, 1973. The Minnesota Twins routed the Texas Rangers 11-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Oakland Athletics over the Kansas City Royals. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (7-0). One-run games: the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox beat the California Angels 7-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the New York Yankees, 5-2, the Montreal Expos beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Diego Padres 10-4, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Atlanta Braves, 10-4, and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 1973 and the next, Sep 1, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.