Games on July 24, 1976

The games of July 24, 1976

17 games were played on July 24, 1976, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 17-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. Shutouts went on the board for the Milwaukee Brewers over the Baltimore Orioles (5-0), the California Angels over the Texas Rangers (8-0), and the San Francisco Giants over the Houston Astros (4-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, the California Angels 4-3 over the Texas Rangers, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Houston Astros 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the New York Mets, 10-4, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 4-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 6-5, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5, and the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 12-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Baltimore Orioles, and the Texas Rangers and the California Angels. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 23, 1976 and the next, Jul 25, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.