Games on August 19, 1975

The games of August 19, 1975

12 games were played on August 19, 1975, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 5-0 winners over the Kansas City Royals. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 7-6. Shutouts: the Montreal Expos over the San Diego Padres (5-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the San Francisco Giants (4-0). Decided by a single run were the California Angels 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Texas Rangers 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, and the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4, the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 6-3, the Minnesota Twins topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, and the Oakland Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-1. 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, Aug 18, 1975 and the next, Aug 20, 1975. The 1975 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.