Games on May 7, 1977

The games of May 7, 1977

On May 7, 1977, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 11-2 winners over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-10. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the California Angels (3-0) and the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Montreal Expos 7-6 over the San Diego Padres and the Kansas City Royals 6-5 over the Texas Rangers. In the other games, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs, 11-4, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Houston Astros, 3-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Minnesota Twins, 4-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 6, 1977 and the next, May 8, 1977. The 1977 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.