Games on July 17, 1974

The games of July 17, 1974

The schedule for July 17, 1974 lists 12 games. The widest margin belonged to the San Diego Padres, 15-1 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0) and the Texas Rangers over the New York Yankees (2-0). The closest finishes were the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Atlanta Braves, 7-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-1, the California Angels topped the Cleveland Indians 7-5, the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3, the Minnesota Twins topped the Milwaukee Brewers 10-5, the Houston Astros fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-3, the New York Mets fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-2, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 16, 1974 and the next, Jul 18, 1974. The 1974 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.