Games on August 29, 1977

10 games

The games of August 29, 1977

On August 29, 1977, 10 games went into the books. The Cleveland Indians routed the Chicago White Sox 9-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 8-7. The closest finishes were the Minnesota Twins 7-6 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, and the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles beat the California Angels 6-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Montreal Expos, 7-2, and the New York Yankees topped the Kansas City Royals 5-3. The Toronto Blue Jays and the Minnesota Twins met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 28, 1977 and the next, Aug 30, 1977. For the wider picture, see the 1977 season.

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