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AUGUST 1973
1973 Teams
Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox California Angels Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Montreal Expos New York Yankees New York Mets Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals Texas Rangers
IN THE NEWS :Thurman Munson and Carlton Fisk brawl at Fenway. With a 22 score in the top of the 9th, Munson, attempting to score from 3rd on a missed bunt by Gene Michael , crashes into Fisk and they both come up swinging. Boston wins 32 in the bottom of the inning.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 1, 1973Atlanta Braves 14, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Astrodome St. Louis Cardinals 9, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry St. Louis Cardinals 2, Montreal Expos 0 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Shea Stadium New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 2 at Fenway Park California Angels 5, Texas Rangers 1 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
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PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 2, 1973 » Mike Venafro in Takoma Park, MD
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 2, 1973Cincinnati Reds 17, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Veteran's Stadium Boston Red Sox 10, New York Yankees 0 at Fenway Park California Angels 3, Texas Rangers 2 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 6, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Cleveland Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Dave Winfield . Big Dave's next pinch homer will come on September 29, 1990 .
PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 3, 1973 » Blake Stein in McComb, MS
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 3, 1973Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati Reds 11, Houston Astros 5 at Riverfront Stadium Chicago Cubs 3, Montreal Expos 0 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park Boston Red Sox 8, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Memorial Stadium Baltimore Orioles 8, Boston Red Sox 2 at Memorial Stadium Oakland Athletics 2, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 3 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 9, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 7, New York Yankees 2 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :John Briggs of the Brewers goes 6-for-6 in a 94 win over the Indians. Jim Colborn (147) is the winner.
In an outstanding relief performance, Yankee Lindy McDaniel comes to the rescue of Fritz Peterson , who exits with a muscle pull in the 2nd inning, and allows just one run in 13 innings to earn a 32 victory over the Tigers. Horace Clarke 's home run is the game winner.
PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 4, 1973 » Bobby Howry in Phoenix, AZ
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 4, 1973San Diego Padres 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta Braves 14, San Diego Padres 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 6 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Parc Jarry St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at Memorial Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Texas Rangers 9, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I Milwaukee Brewers 9, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Phil Niekro no-hits the Padres 90 and improves his record to 11-4. He walks three and strikes out four in recording the 1st no-hitter by the franchise in Atlanta. Ralph Garr has three hits, three runs, and a steal, and Paul Casanova records an inside-the-park homer on a long fly ball missed by LF Gene Locklear .
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 5, 1973Atlanta Braves 9, San Diego Padres 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 1 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Parc Jarry St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 7, Texas Rangers 3 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 6 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Kansas City Royals 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Roberto Clemente and Warren Spahn head the list of new inductees at Cooperstown. Clemente is the first Latin-born player to achieve membership at Cooperstown. The Rangers beat the Pirates in the Hall of Fame game 64.
In Milwaukee, an exhibition game between the Brewers and the Atlanta Braves draws 33,337. The Brewers win, 75 in the 4th and last exhibition between the two teams. But the big thrill is provided by Hank Aaron , who homers.
IN THE NEWS :Don Gullett pitches a 2-hitter to beat the Cubs, 10. The only run is a home run by Joe Morgan .
Two days after Phil Niekro 's no-hitter, the Braves purchase Joe Niekro , Phil's pitching brother, from the Tigers.
PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 7, 1973 » Danny Graves in Saigon, South Vietnam
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 7, 1973Cincinnati Reds 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Riverfront Stadium New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Shea Stadium Houston Astros 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Montreal Expos 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Comiskey Park I Oakland Athletics 8, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium Detroit Tigers 2, Oakland Athletics 0 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 7, Boston Red Sox 6 at Royals Stadium California Angels 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Baltimore Orioles 10, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Texas Rangers 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 3, Texas Rangers 1 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Orlando Cepeda ties the major-league record with four doubles in a 94 triumph over Kansas City. Luis Tiant is the winning pitcher.
Against Texas, Yankee starter Fritz Peterson injures himself fielding a bunt single by leadoff hitter Dave Nelson and he is replaced by Fred Beene. Beene pitches nine innings, allowing four hits and winning, 32 on Gene Michael's 2-out single in the 9th off starter Jim Merritt .
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 8, 1973Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Riverfront Stadium New York Mets 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Candlestick Park Atlanta Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Cleveland Indians 13, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Tiger Stadium Boston Red Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 8, California Angels 2 at County Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 3, Texas Rangers 2 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 9, 1973 » Juan Alvarez in Coral Gables, FL
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 10, 1973Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium Atlanta Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Montreal Expos 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium New York Mets 7, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park Cincinnati Reds 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II California Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 3 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 5, Minnesota Twins 1 at County Stadium New York Yankees 10, Oakland Athletics 9 at Yankee Stadium Cleveland Indians 8, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Brian Downing cracks his first major league hit, a home run off Detroit's Mickey Lolich . Downing's debut dinger is a first in the majors since at least 1945an inside the park homer. It'll be matched in two years by the Giants Johnnie LeMaster, who will do it in his first at bat.
PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 11, 1973 » Edgardo Alfonzo in Santa Teresa, Venezuela
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 11, 1973Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium Atlanta Braves 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 8, New York Mets 7 at Candlestick Park Cincinnati Reds 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 2, California Angels 1 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 9, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 7, Minnesota Twins 6 at County Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium Cleveland Indians 5, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
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SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 12, 1973Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Montreal Expos 2, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Montreal Expos 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, New York Mets 1 at Candlestick Park Cincinnati Reds 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 14, California Angels 8 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium Baltimore Orioles 10, Kansas City Royals 6 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 10, Minnesota Twins 9 at County Stadium Oakland Athletics 13, New York Yankees 12 at Yankee Stadium Cleveland Indians 7, Texas Rangers 6 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Roy White homers from both sides of the plate as the Yankees top the Angels, 60.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 13, 1973Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Montreal Expos 5 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II Oakland Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium Detroit Tigers 9, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 6, California Angels 0 at Yankee Stadium Baltimore Orioles 7, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Don Baylor is 5-for-5 to lead the Orioles to a 1210 win over Texas. Baylor has nine hits in his last two games.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 14, 1973Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Dodger Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 9, New York Mets 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 9, Houston Astros 5 at Busch Stadium II Oakland Athletics 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park Kansas City Royals 8, Cleveland Indians 5 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 12, Detroit Tigers 1 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 7, California Angels 2 at Yankee Stadium Baltimore Orioles 12, Texas Rangers 10 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jack Billingham wins, 10, notching his 7th shutout of the year. This ties the club record set by Hod Eller back in 1919.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 15, 1973Atlanta Braves 15, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Montreal Expos 2 at Dodger Stadium Cincinnati Reds 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium New York Mets 7, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 11, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Candlestick Park Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 9, Detroit Tigers 7 at Metropolitan Stadium California Angels 3, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium Baltimore Orioles 5, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Willie Mays hits the 660thand lastHR of his ML career off Don Gullett of Cincinnati, but the Reds win, 21 in 10 innings at Shea. Hal King 's pinch homer, his 3rd pinch dinger of the year, in the 10th wins it.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 17, 1973Chicago Cubs 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 8, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 8, Atlanta Braves 7 at Parc Jarry Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 4 at Fenway Park California Angels 10, Detroit Tigers 2 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 14, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Texas Rangers 8, New York Yankees 1 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 18, 1973Chicago Cubs 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Astrodome Atlanta Braves 3, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 12, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 5 at Fenway Park California Angels 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 5, Minnesota Twins 0 at Cleveland Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jim Rooker , the Pirates top San Francisco 50 to move two games out of 1st in the National League East. Rooker also leads the way hitting 3-for-3 .
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 19, 1973Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 5, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 3, Atlanta Braves 1 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 0 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 1, San Diego Padres 0 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 8, Chicago White Sox 2 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 4, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium New York Yankees 6, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
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IN THE NEWS :Walt Williams singles with two outs in the 9th, breaking up Stan Bahnsen 's no-hitter. Bahnsen completes the one-hit shutout and the White Sox win, 40.
Rick Wise hits the 2nd grand slam off his career, off Roric Harrison , as the Cards score seven runs in the 3rd inning. But the Braves score six runs in the 6th to win, 117.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 21, 1973Atlanta Braves 11, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome San Francisco Giants 3, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 9, San Diego Padres 8 at Veteran's Stadium Baltimore Orioles 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Memorial Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, New York Yankees 4 at Royals Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Boston Red Sox 15, Texas Rangers 9 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 22, 1973St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome San Francisco Giants 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Shea Stadium San Diego Padres 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium Baltimore Orioles 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 8, New York Yankees 7 at Royals Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Boston Red Sox 9, Texas Rangers 8 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 23, 1973 » Casey Blake in Des Moines, IA
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 24, 1973Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Astrodome San Diego Padres 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 1, San Francisco Giants 0 at Shea Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Kansas City Royals 0 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 3, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 11, Texas Rangers 5 at Cleveland Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, New York Yankees 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Dan Driessen drives in five runs to pace the Reds to a 64 win over the visiting Cardinals. Ken Griffey debuts in the ML with a pair of hits.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 25, 1973Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Riverfront Stadium Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 13, San Diego Padres 3 at Parc Jarry San Francisco Giants 1, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Royals 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Cleveland Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 10, Minnesota Twins 6 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 2, New York Yankees 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Paul Blair hits an inside-the-park grand slam off Paul Splittorff . Amos Otis and Steve Hovley collide in midair while chasing Blair's ball to help the O's win their 13th straight.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 26, 1973Atlanta Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Riverfront Stadium Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome San Diego Padres 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Parc Jarry San Francisco Giants 5, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium Baltimore Orioles 10, Kansas City Royals 1 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Comiskey Park I Texas Rangers 9, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 1, New York Yankees 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :American League since 1960, and in the major leagues since 1965. The streak began on August 12.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 28, 1973Chicago Cubs 9, Atlanta Braves 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 8, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 8, San Diego Padres 6 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 1, San Francisco Giants 0 at Veteran's Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 5, New York Yankees 2 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Cleveland Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Thurman Munson gets a tainted first-inning hit as a pop fly drops between two Angels infielders calling for it. It turns out to be the only hit allowed by Nolan Ryan as he beats the Yankees, 50.
The Reds trade Jim McGlothlin to the White Sox for Steve Kealey . Kealey will do no pitching for the Reds, while McGlothlin will have just one decision in his last ML season.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 29, 1973Atlanta Braves 7, Chicago Cubs 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 3, San Diego Padres 0 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Texas Rangers 1 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 5, New York Yankees 0 at Anaheim Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 9, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
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