Games on August 8, 1976

The games of August 8, 1976

15 games were played on August 8, 1976, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Detroit Tigers' 15-5 win over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the California Angels 13-8. One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the Houston Astros. In the other games, the San Francisco Giants topped the Atlanta Braves 4-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 5-2, the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 7-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Montreal Expos 7-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-5, the Oakland Athletics topped the California Angels 9-3, the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2, and the Texas Rangers topped the Minnesota Twins 5-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves, the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox, and the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 7, 1976 and the next, Aug 9, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.