Games on April 24, 1996

The games of April 24, 1996

On April 24, 1996, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 24-11 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Seattle Mariners, the California Angels 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Montreal Expos 7-6 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the San Diego Padres 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 11-9, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 10-8, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Kansas City Royals 11-8, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Astros 5-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 10-8, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Florida Marlins 6-3, the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 8-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 9-4, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6. 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, Apr 23, 1996 and the next, Apr 25, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.