Games on July 4, 1986

The games of July 4, 1986

On July 4, 1986, 13 games went into the books. The California Angels routed the Toronto Blue Jays 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 12-7. Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Seattle Mariners, the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the New York Yankees, the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics, and the New York Mets 2-1 over the Houston Astros. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Montreal Expos, 11-5, the Cleveland Indians topped the Kansas City Royals 10-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Chicago Cubs 2-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1, and the Texas Rangers topped the Detroit Tigers 2-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 3, 1986 and the next, Jul 5, 1986. For the wider picture, see the 1986 season.