Games on September 3, 1976

The games of September 3, 1976

The schedule for September 3, 1976 lists 13 games. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 11-1 winners over the Chicago White Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Montreal Expos. Shutouts: the Oakland Athletics over the California Angels (3-0) and the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). One-run games: the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 10-5, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5, the Boston Red Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 11-2, the Texas Rangers topped the Kansas City Royals 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Montreal Expos 7-2, and the San Diego Padres fell to the San Francisco Giants, 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal Expos. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 2, 1976 and the next, Sep 4, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.