Games on July 4, 1974

The games of July 4, 1974

14 games were played on July 4, 1974, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Brewers, 15-3 winners over the Cleveland Indians. The closest finishes were the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Montreal Expos. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 10-6, the Oakland Athletics beat the California Angels 9-4, the Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 11-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 6-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the Texas Rangers 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Mets, 5-3, the New York Mets fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the San Diego Padres 9-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-2. The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets and the Montreal Expos and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 3, 1974 and the next, Jul 5, 1974. For the wider picture, see the 1974 season.