Games on September 5, 1977

The games of September 5, 1977

The schedule for September 5, 1977 lists 18 games. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 8-7. Shutouts: the Atlanta Braves over the San Francisco Giants (4-0), the Baltimore Orioles over the Detroit Tigers (5-0), and the San Diego Padres over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the California Angels, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the New York Yankees, the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the New York Yankees, and the Detroit Tigers 8-7 over the Baltimore Orioles. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2, the Houston Astros topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the Texas Rangers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-4, the Montreal Expos topped the New York Mets 4-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 2-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 8-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-0, and the Boston Red Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays 6-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers, and the Chicago White Sox 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, Sep 4, 1977 and the next, Sep 6, 1977. For the wider picture, see the 1977 season.