Games on September 23, 1977

The games of September 23, 1977

On September 23, 1977, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1 winners over the Montreal Expos. The highest-scoring game ended 10-6, the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Mets. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (2-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Texas Rangers 6-5 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the California Angels 7-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-4, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the New York Yankees, 5-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 22, 1977 and the next, Sep 24, 1977. For the wider picture, see the 1977 season.