Games on August 24, 1974

The games of August 24, 1974

On August 24, 1974, 11 games went into the books. The highest-scoring game ended 9-5, the Minnesota Twins over the Baltimore Orioles. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians (3-0), the Houston Astros over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0), and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-4, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Kansas City Royals, 4-0, the Montreal Expos fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-4, and the California Angels fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1. 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 23, 1974 and the next, Aug 25, 1974. For the wider picture, see the 1974 season.