Games on July 1, 1977

The games of July 1, 1977

14 games were played on July 1, 1977, according to Retrosheet. The Kansas City Royals routed the Cleveland Indians 12-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-8, the Texas Rangers over the Toronto Blue Jays. A shutout went on the board for the Oakland Athletics over the California Angels (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Montreal Expos 6-5 over the New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the San Diego Padres, and the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Minnesota Twins 5-2, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Houston Astros, 3-1, the New York Mets fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 5-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Francisco Giants 10-5, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Mets and the Montreal Expos. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 30, 1977 and the next, Jul 2, 1977. For the wider picture, see the 1977 season.