Games on July 5, 1976

The games of July 5, 1976

12 games were played on July 5, 1976, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Boston Red Sox's 11-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Texas Rangers over the Detroit Tigers. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the San Diego Padres (1-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals 2-1 over the New York Yankees. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-6, the California Angels beat the Cleveland Indians 8-1, the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 7-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 11-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-4. 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 4, 1976 and the next, Jul 6, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.