Games on July 6, 1974

The games of July 6, 1974

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on July 6, 1974. The New York Yankees routed the Texas Rangers 9-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the California Angels (1-0), the Houston Astros over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0), and the Milwaukee Brewers over the Minnesota Twins (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1, the Montreal Expos topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1, the New York Mets fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 3-0, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the San Diego Padres 6-2. 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, Jul 5, 1974 and the next, Jul 7, 1974. The 1974 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.