Games on September 2, 1974

The games of September 2, 1974

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on September 2, 1974. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-1 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 9-3. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the San Diego Padres (4-0), the Baltimore Orioles over the Boston Red Sox (1-0), and the Baltimore Orioles over the Boston Red Sox (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds and the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the New York Yankees. Elsewhere, the San Diego Padres fell to the Atlanta Braves, 8-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-4, the San Francisco Giants topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3, the New York Yankees beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1, the Oakland Athletics beat the California Angels 6-4, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4. The San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves, the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, and the Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Yankees each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Sep 1, 1974 and the next, Sep 3, 1974. The 1974 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.