Games on April 26, 1977

The games of April 26, 1977

On April 26, 1977, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-1 winners over the Atlanta Braves. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Houston Astros 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 6-2, the California Angels fell to the Oakland Athletics, 7-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Texas Rangers 6-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3, and the San Diego Padres fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-1. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 25, 1977 and the next, Apr 27, 1977. For the wider picture, see the 1977 season.