Games on July 3, 1976

The games of July 3, 1976

The schedule for July 3, 1976 lists 12 games. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Montreal Expos 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Cincinnati Reds over the Houston Astros. Shutouts went on the board for the Texas Rangers over the Chicago White Sox (3-0), the Detroit Tigers over the Baltimore Orioles (4-0), and the Minnesota Twins over the California Angels (2-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Mets 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 7-3, the Kansas City Royals topped the Oakland Athletics 7-5, the San Diego Padres fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Boston Red Sox 6-2, and the Atlanta Braves topped the San Francisco Giants 4-0. 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, Jul 2, 1976 and the next, Jul 4, 1976. The 1976 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.