Games on August 7, 1974

12 games

The games of August 7, 1974

12 games were played on August 7, 1974, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 10-1 win over the New York Mets. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0) and the Boston Red Sox over the Milwaukee Brewers (1-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the California Angels, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Houston Astros topped the Atlanta Braves 6-4, the Kansas City Royals topped the Minnesota Twins 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Montreal Expos, 7-5, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 8-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 6, 1974 and the next, Aug 8, 1974. For the wider picture, see the 1974 season.

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