Games on April 9, 1977

12 games

The games of April 9, 1977

On April 9, 1977, 12 games went into the books. The Kansas City Royals routed the Detroit Tigers 16-2, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Atlanta Braves (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the New York Yankees, the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the Texas Rangers topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Mets, 8-6, the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2, and the Seattle Mariners beat the California Angels 5-1. 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, Apr 8, 1977 and the next, Apr 10, 1977. The 1977 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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