Games on July 21, 1974

The games of July 21, 1974

The schedule for July 21, 1974 lists 14 games. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Houston Astros 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 10-7. Shutouts: the San Francisco Giants over the Montreal Expos (4-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Montreal Expos (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Texas Rangers 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-2, the California Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4, the Chicago White Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Oakland Athletics, 6-3, and the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 7-3. The Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago White Sox and the Montreal Expos and the San Francisco Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 20, 1974 and the next, Jul 25, 1974. For the wider picture, see the 1974 season.