Games on August 7, 1976

The games of August 7, 1976

14 games were played on August 7, 1976, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 12-3 win over the New York Mets. A shutout went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the Milwaukee Brewers (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Montreal Expos, and the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Houston Astros. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 6-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-1, the Montreal Expos topped the Chicago Cubs 7-2, the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 7-4, the California Angels fell to the Oakland Athletics, 9-1, the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1, and the Minnesota Twins topped the Texas Rangers 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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, Aug 6, 1976 and the next, Aug 8, 1976. The 1976 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.