Games on September 15, 1977

The games of September 15, 1977

13 games were played on September 15, 1977, according to Retrosheet. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the New York Mets 8-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shutouts: the Toronto Blue Jays over the Baltimore Orioles (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Kansas City Royals 7-6 over the Oakland Athletics, the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Minnesota Twins topped the Chicago White Sox 7-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-3, the San Diego Padres fell to the Atlanta Braves, 8-7, the Houston Astros topped the San Francisco Giants 6-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3, and the California Angels fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 14, 1977 and the next, Sep 16, 1977. The 1977 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.