Games on September 19, 1976

The games of September 19, 1976

On September 19, 1976, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Oakland Athletics' 13-3 win over the Texas Rangers. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0) and the Montreal Expos over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, and the Houston Astros 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 8-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the California Angels 7-5, the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Francisco Giants 5-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 6-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox 6-5, the New York Yankees beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 9-7, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Mets, 7-6, and the Oakland Athletics fell to the Texas Rangers, 9-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians, the San Diego Padres and the Houston Astros, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Montreal Expos. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 18, 1976 and the next, Sep 20, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.