Games on July 31, 1976

The games of July 31, 1976

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on July 31, 1976. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 12-1 winners over the San Diego Padres. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 9-6. A shutout went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the Milwaukee Brewers (2-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, the California Angels 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, and the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 6-4, the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2, the Texas Rangers topped the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 2-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Montreal Expos, 7-6, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros, and the Cleveland Indians and the Milwaukee Brewers. 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 30, 1976 and the next, Aug 1, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.