Games on August 5, 1976

11 games

The games of August 5, 1976

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on August 5, 1976. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Brewers, 9-3 winners over the New York Yankees. Shutouts: the Texas Rangers over the California Angels (1-0). The closest finishes were the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Montreal Expos. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Kansas City Royals, 6-4, the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4, the Houston Astros fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 4, 1976 and the next, Aug 6, 1976. The 1976 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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