Games on July 4, 1975

The games of July 4, 1975

14 games were played on July 4, 1975, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 8-0 win over the Texas Rangers. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Cincinnati Reds over the San Diego Padres. Shutouts went on the board for the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0) and the Oakland Athletics over the California Angels (6-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Houston Astros, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Texas Rangers, 4-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-4, the New York Mets topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3, and the Montreal Expos topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs and the Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 3, 1975 and the next, Jul 5, 1975. For the wider picture, see the 1975 season.