Games on May 24, 1974

The games of May 24, 1974

12 games were played on May 24, 1974, according to Retrosheet. The Minnesota Twins routed the Texas Rangers 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the Houston Astros (3-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (1-0). Decided by a single run were the California Angels 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics. In the other games, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 3-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 6-3, the Montreal Expos topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the New York Mets fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-1, and the San Diego Padres fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 23, 1974 and the next, May 25, 1974. For the wider picture, see the 1974 season.