Games on April 7, 1996

The games of April 7, 1996

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on April 7, 1996. The San Diego Padres routed the Houston Astros 17-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the San Francisco Giants beat the Florida Marlins 14-7. The closest finishes were the California Angels 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Oakland Athletics 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals 13-3, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2, the Montreal Expos beat the Colorado Rockies 9-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Seattle Mariners, 3-1, the Texas Rangers topped the New York Yankees 7-2, and the New York Yankees fell to the Texas Rangers, 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 6, 1996 and the next, Apr 8, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.