Games on September 5, 1973

The games of September 5, 1973

The schedule for September 5, 1973 lists 8 games. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 7-0 winners over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The highest-scoring game ended 11-8, the Oakland Athletics over the California Angels. Shutouts: the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0). Decided by a single run were the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-5, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Houston Astros 9-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 4, 1973 and the next, Sep 6, 1973. The 1973 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.