Games on August 16, 1977

The games of August 16, 1977

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 16, 1977. The Texas Rangers routed the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 11-10. The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the San Diego Padres fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Oakland Athletics, 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Montreal Expos 7-5, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Mets, 5-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the California Angels, 7-2. 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 15, 1977 and the next, Aug 17, 1977. The 1977 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.