Games on August 2, 1974

10 games

The games of August 2, 1974

10 games were played on August 2, 1974, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 8-2 winners over the New York Yankees. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 9-4. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Royals over the Texas Rangers (4-0). One-run games: the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the San Diego Padres, the California Angels 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-5, the Detroit Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 1, 1974 and the next, Aug 3, 1974. The 1974 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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