Games on September 3, 1974

13 games

The games of September 3, 1974

On September 3, 1974, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Mets, 11-4 winners over the Chicago Cubs. Shutouts: the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs (2-0) and the Oakland Athletics over the California Angels (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals. In the other games, the San Diego Padres fell to the Atlanta Braves, 7-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Houston Astros 7-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the San Francisco Giants, 9-5, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-2, the Montreal Expos fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 8-4, and the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, and the Montreal Expos and the St. Louis Cardinals. 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, Sep 2, 1974 and the next, Sep 4, 1974. For the wider picture, see the 1974 season.

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