Games on May 15, 1974

The games of May 15, 1974

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on May 15, 1974. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-1 winners over the New York Mets. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Houston Astros. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Minnesota Twins (1-0) and the Atlanta Braves over the San Diego Padres (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the New York Yankees, and the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Houston Astros 10-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-2, and the California Angels fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers. 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, May 14, 1974 and the next, May 16, 1974. The 1974 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.