Games on August 21, 1974

The games of August 21, 1974

The schedule for August 21, 1974 lists 12 games. The New York Mets routed the Houston Astros 10-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Montreal Expos over the San Diego Padres. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox (4-0) and the California Angels over the Detroit Tigers (2-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cleveland Indians 7-6 over the Kansas City Royals. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-3, the New York Yankees topped the Minnesota Twins 4-1, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Francisco Giants 4-2. 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 20, 1974 and the next, Aug 22, 1974. For the wider picture, see the 1974 season.