Games on August 1, 1976

The games of August 1, 1976

On August 1, 1976, 15 games went into the books. The Houston Astros routed the Atlanta Braves 6-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 8-7. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets (2-0) and the Montreal Expos over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the California Angels, and the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the San Diego Padres fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-4, the Texas Rangers topped the Kansas City Royals 8-4, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Mets 7-6, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1, and the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Francisco Giants 4-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins, the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets, and the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. 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 31, 1976 and the next, Aug 2, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.