Games on July 4, 1977

The games of July 4, 1977

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on July 4, 1977. The most lopsided result was the Montreal Expos' 19-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Shutouts: the Minnesota Twins over the Milwaukee Brewers (5-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Francisco Giants (4-0), and the Kansas City Royals over the Texas Rangers (1-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Montreal Expos 7-6 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Detroit Tigers 6-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays 9-6, the Oakland Athletics fell to the California Angels, 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 7-5, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Mets 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2, the Houston Astros topped the San Diego Padres 12-7, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Seattle Mariners 6-2. The Montreal Expos and the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 3, 1977 and the next, Jul 5, 1977. For the wider picture, see the 1977 season.