Games on June 3, 1977

The games of June 3, 1977

13 games were played on June 3, 1977, according to Retrosheet. The Texas Rangers routed the Milwaukee Brewers 15-8, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the Houston Astros (4-0), the San Diego Padres over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0), and the Montreal Expos over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 8-7 over the San Francisco Giants, the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 over the Kansas City Royals, the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 over the New York Mets, and the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves topped the San Francisco Giants 5-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Chicago White Sox, 9-5, the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 5-0, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-1. The San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Jun 2, 1977 and the next, Jun 4, 1977. For the wider picture, see the 1977 season.