Games on August 24, 1977

The games of August 24, 1977

16 games were played on August 24, 1977, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 11-1 winners over the Minnesota Twins. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 11-4. The day's shutouts were the Texas Rangers over the Boston Red Sox (3-0) and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Seattle Mariners (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Oakland Athletics 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 10-5, the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the California Angels 5-3, the California Angels topped the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 3-1, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 9-3, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians and the California Angels, and the Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 23, 1977 and the next, Aug 25, 1977. The 1977 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.