Games on September 2, 1973

The games of September 2, 1973

13 games were played on September 2, 1973, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Montreal Expos' 12-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the California Angels 13-3. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Los Angeles Dodgers (9-0), the Baltimore Orioles over the New York Yankees (1-0), and the Texas Rangers over the Minnesota Twins (2-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the Kansas City Royals 6-5 over the Oakland Athletics, and the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-4, the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, the San Diego Padres fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Atlanta Braves 11-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Mets 7-4. The Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 1, 1973 and the next, Sep 3, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.