Games on June 4, 1974

The games of June 4, 1974

On June 4, 1974, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 8-0 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. Shutouts: the Oakland Athletics over the Detroit Tigers (4-0), the Montreal Expos over the Houston Astros (5-0), and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-0). One-run games: the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the California Angels, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins, and the San Diego Padres 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 9-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-5, the Detroit Tigers topped the Oakland Athletics 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Atlanta Braves, 7-3, and the San Francisco Giants topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3. The Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians played to a 5-5 tie. The Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Jun 3, 1974 and the next, Jun 5, 1974. The 1974 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.