Games on August 3, 1976

The games of August 3, 1976

14 games were played on August 3, 1976, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-0 winners over the San Francisco Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the New York Mets over the Montreal Expos. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox (1-0), and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Houston Astros (2-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the San Diego Padres fell to the Atlanta Braves, 7-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 7-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-5, the Kansas City Royals topped the Minnesota Twins 7-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, and the Texas Rangers fell to the California Angels, 4-0. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 2, 1976 and the next, Aug 4, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.