Games on August 11, 1974

The games of August 11, 1974

The schedule for August 11, 1974 lists 13 games. The Texas Rangers routed the Detroit Tigers 9-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 10-4. Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 5-4 over the California Angels, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4, the Montreal Expos topped the Houston Astros 5-2, the Kansas City Royals topped the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Diego Padres 8-1, and the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 10, 1974 and the next, Aug 12, 1974. For the wider picture, see the 1974 season.