Games on August 2, 1975

The games of August 2, 1975

On August 2, 1975, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Mets, 6-0 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the San Francisco Giants over the Houston Astros. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (4-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0). The closest finishes were the Oakland Athletics 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals and the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 8-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 5-3, the Atlanta Braves topped the San Diego Padres 8-6, and the Texas Rangers topped the California Angels 8-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 1, 1975 and the next, Aug 3, 1975. For the wider picture, see the 1975 season.