Games on July 4, 1984

The games of July 4, 1984

On July 4, 1984, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-0 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 13-9, the Boston Red Sox over the Oakland Athletics. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Royals over the Cleveland Indians (4-0) and the New York Yankees over the Texas Rangers (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the San Diego Padres, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Montreal Expos topped the Atlanta Braves 7-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-2, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4, the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 10-5, the San Francisco Giants fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the California Angels 6-3. The St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Jul 3, 1984 and the next, Jul 5, 1984. For the wider picture, see the 1984 season.