Games on August 15, 1976

The games of August 15, 1976

On August 15, 1976, 14 games went into the books. The San Diego Padres routed the Montreal Expos 6-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees 9-8. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Chicago White Sox (3-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Texas Rangers (3-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Houston Astros (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the New York Mets 1-0 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Oakland Athletics 8-7 over the Boston Red Sox. Elsewhere, the California Angels fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Texas Rangers 6-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 8-6, the Kansas City Royals topped the Detroit Tigers 7-3, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-5. The Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 14, 1976 and the next, Aug 16, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.