Games on July 16, 1977

The games of July 16, 1977

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on July 16, 1977. The Houston Astros routed the Cincinnati Reds 8-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies. Shutouts went on the board for the San Francisco Giants over the Atlanta Braves (4-0), the Baltimore Orioles over the Milwaukee Brewers (5-0), and the Montreal Expos over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0). Decided by a single run were the California Angels 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 over the San Diego Padres, and the Texas Rangers 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians. In the other games, the Kansas City Royals topped the New York Yankees 5-1, the New York Mets topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Oakland Athletics, 8-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Detroit Tigers, 11-3. 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, Jul 15, 1977 and the next, Jul 17, 1977. The 1977 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.