Games on July 7, 1974

The games of July 7, 1974

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on July 7, 1974. The most lopsided result was the Cincinnati Reds' 11-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 11-9. Shutouts: the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants (6-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Texas Rangers 3-2 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the California Angels fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 6-4, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 8-5, the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Montreal Expos 4-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-3, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the San Diego Padres 9-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, 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 6, 1974 and the next, Jul 8, 1974. For the wider picture, see the 1974 season.