Games on August 4, 1974

The games of August 4, 1974

Retrosheet's records show 20 games on August 4, 1974. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 11-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 13-10. Shutouts: the Kansas City Royals over the California Angels (3-0) and the San Diego Padres over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Houston Astros, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Texas Rangers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 9-3, the Kansas City Royals topped the California Angels 10-4, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the Minnesota Twins 10-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 7-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 7-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2, and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox, the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers, and the California Angels and the Kansas City Royals. 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 3, 1974 and the next, Aug 5, 1974. The 1974 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.