Games on August 6, 1974

The games of August 6, 1974

The schedule for August 6, 1974 lists 14 games. The most lopsided result was the Kansas City Royals' 17-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Milwaukee Brewers (6-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Oakland Athletics (1-0). One-run games: the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Montreal Expos and the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox topped the California Angels 12-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-7, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 9-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-3, the Atlanta Braves topped the San Diego Padres 5-2, and the Houston Astros topped the San Francisco Giants 13-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Montreal Expos. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 5, 1974 and the next, Aug 7, 1974. For the wider picture, see the 1974 season.