Games on August 9, 1977

11 games

The games of August 9, 1977

11 games were played on August 9, 1977, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago White Sox routed the Seattle Mariners 13-3, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Houston Astros (5-0). One-run games: the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Cleveland Indians 3-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Detroit Tigers 6-4, the San Diego Padres beat the Montreal Expos 8-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Mets, 4-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Brewers and the Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants. 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 8, 1977 and the next, Aug 10, 1977. The 1977 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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