Games on July 21, 1976

The games of July 21, 1976

On July 21, 1976, 14 games went into the books. The New York Yankees routed the Oakland Athletics 10-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers (3-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the New York Mets (4-0), and the Milwaukee Brewers over the Kansas City Royals (5-0). One-run games: the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-1, the California Angels fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 4-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox and the Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 20, 1976 and the next, Jul 22, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.