Games on July 5, 1975

The games of July 5, 1975

The schedule for July 5, 1975 lists 15 games. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 12-2 winners over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets. The day's shutouts were the California Angels over the Oakland Athletics (2-0), the Montreal Expos over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Montreal Expos (1-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Houston Astros, the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Houston Astros fell to the Atlanta Braves, 8-4, the Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox 6-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the Texas Rangers 5-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Mets 8-2, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves, the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Montreal Expos and the St. Louis Cardinals. 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, Jul 4, 1975 and the next, Jul 6, 1975. The 1975 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.