Games on April 16, 1996

The games of April 16, 1996

14 games were played on April 16, 1996, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 13-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 13-8. The closest finishes were the Kansas City Royals 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox and the Montreal Expos 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves beat the Florida Marlins 5-2, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Boston Red Sox 6-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3, the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 10-6, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Yankees 6-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-2, the New York Mets fell to the Houston Astros, 9-6, the Seattle Mariners topped the California Angels 5-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3, and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 15, 1996 and the next, Apr 17, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.