Games on August 31, 1976

The games of August 31, 1976

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 31, 1976. The Texas Rangers routed the Boston Red Sox 8-3, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Minnesota Twins over the Milwaukee Brewers (4-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the San Diego Padres (3-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves topped the Chicago Cubs 5-3, the California Angels topped the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-1, and the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2. The Milwaukee Brewers and the Minnesota Twins met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 1976 and the next, Sep 1, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.