Games on August 5, 1977

The games of August 5, 1977

On August 5, 1977, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 12-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 14-10, the Minnesota Twins over the Cleveland Indians. Shutouts: the California Angels over the Baltimore Orioles (5-0), the Texas Rangers over the Detroit Tigers (6-0), and the Boston Red Sox over the Oakland Athletics (1-0). The closest finishes were the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Houston Astros 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the New York Mets 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Montreal Expos beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4, the San Diego Padres topped the Chicago Cubs 11-8, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-6, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 12-2, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3, and the Seattle Mariners beat the New York Yankees 5-3. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds and the Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 4, 1977 and the next, Aug 6, 1977. For the wider picture, see the 1977 season.