Games on August 14, 1976

The games of August 14, 1976

On August 14, 1976, 13 games went into the books. The Kansas City Royals routed the Detroit Tigers 15-3, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the St. Louis Cardinals over the Atlanta Braves (4-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the California Angels, the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Chicago White Sox 8-6, the Minnesota Twins fell to the New York Yankees, 5-4, the Montreal Expos fell to the San Diego Padres, 7-2, the New York Mets topped the Cincinnati Reds 2-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Oakland Athletics, 7-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 13-2. The Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 13, 1976 and the next, Aug 15, 1976. The 1976 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.