Games on June 23, 1976

The games of June 23, 1976

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on June 23, 1976. The Oakland Athletics routed the California Angels 8-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 8-7. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the Montreal Expos (3-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Houston Astros (1-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins, and the San Francisco Giants 7-6 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves topped the Montreal Expos 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 9-5, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Chicago White Sox, 9-5, the New York Yankees fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-1, the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4, and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Montreal Expos and the Atlanta Braves, the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins, and the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 22, 1976 and the next, Jun 24, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.