Games on July 20, 1976

The games of July 20, 1976

13 games were played on July 20, 1976, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Orioles' 10-3 win over the Kansas City Royals. The highest-scoring game ended 14-9, the New York Yankees over the Chicago White Sox. A shutout went on the board for the San Diego Padres over the Philadelphia Phillies (3-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Mets 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, and the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Oakland Athletics, 7-4, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the California Angels 6-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Minnesota Twins 8-3, the Houston Astros fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-5, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-2, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 19, 1976 and the next, Jul 21, 1976. The 1976 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.