Games on September 21, 1976

The games of September 21, 1976

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on September 21, 1976. The Cincinnati Reds routed the San Diego Padres 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 11-8. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the New York Mets (4-0). The closest finishes were the California Angels 2-1 over the Texas Rangers, the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 3-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 13-6, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Atlanta Braves topped the Houston Astros 6-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Kansas City Royals, 3-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Brewers and the Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs. 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, Sep 20, 1976 and the next, Sep 22, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.