Games on September 1, 1973

The games of September 1, 1973

On September 1, 1973, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Montreal Expos, 11-5 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 10-9. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0), the Boston Red Sox over the Milwaukee Brewers (5-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, and the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves. Elsewhere, the California Angels fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-5, the Baltimore Orioles topped the New York Yankees 10-6, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Mets, 4-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 10-7. 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 31, 1973 and the next, Sep 2, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.