Games on August 4, 1976

The games of August 4, 1976

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 4, 1976. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 5-0 winners over the Chicago White Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 9-6, the California Angels over the Texas Rangers. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the San Diego Padres (1-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Baltimore Orioles (3-0), and the Houston Astros over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 7-5, the Boston Red Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Minnesota Twins 4-2, the New York Yankees topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2, the New York Mets beat the Montreal Expos 4-0, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers. 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 3, 1976 and the next, Aug 5, 1976. The 1976 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.