Games on August 22, 1976

The games of August 22, 1976

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 22, 1976. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 8-0 win over the Atlanta Braves. Runs came easiest when the California Angels beat the New York Yankees 11-8. The day's shutouts were the New York Mets over the San Diego Padres (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Oakland Athletics 7-6 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, and the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Montreal Expos. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Houston Astros 5-1, and the Cleveland Indians topped the Texas Rangers 3-1. The Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 21, 1976 and the next, Aug 23, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.