Games on August 9, 1974

12 games

The games of August 9, 1974

The schedule for August 9, 1974 lists 12 games. The Kansas City Royals routed the Milwaukee Brewers 13-3, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the San Francisco Giants over the Chicago Cubs (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Houston Astros, the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees fell to the California Angels, 7-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Minnesota Twins topped the Baltimore Orioles 6-2, the New York Mets topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 6-2, the San Diego Padres fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-3, and the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-3. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 8, 1974 and the next, Aug 10, 1974. The 1974 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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