Games on July 5, 1974

The games of July 5, 1974

15 games were played on July 5, 1974, according to Retrosheet. The New York Yankees routed the Texas Rangers 14-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-6, the Montreal Expos over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Montreal Expos (7-0) and the Oakland Athletics over the Baltimore Orioles (6-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the New York Mets 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians topped the California Angels 7-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Atlanta Braves 4-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 9-6, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4, the Houston Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-4, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the San Diego Padres 8-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, and the Minnesota Twins and the Milwaukee Brewers. 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 4, 1974 and the next, Jul 6, 1974. The 1974 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.