Games on July 18, 1976

The games of July 18, 1976

On July 18, 1976, 14 games went into the books. The Houston Astros routed the Montreal Expos 14-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8. The day's shutouts were the New York Mets over the Atlanta Braves (2-0). One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Houston Astros 7-6 over the Montreal Expos, the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, and the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the California Angels topped the Baltimore Orioles 8-6, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 13-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 10-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the San Francisco Giants 5-4, and the New York Yankees fell to the Texas Rangers, 3-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos and the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 17, 1976 and the next, Jul 19, 1976. The 1976 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.