Games on August 2, 1976

The games of August 2, 1976

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on August 2, 1976. The most lopsided result was the San Diego Padres' 7-0 win over the Atlanta Braves. The day's shutouts were the Minnesota Twins over the Oakland Athletics (3-0), the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (1-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0). One-run games: the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the San Diego Padres topped the Atlanta Braves 7-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Boston Red Sox, 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-1, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-1. The San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Aug 1, 1976 and the next, Aug 3, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.