Games on April 26, 1996

The games of April 26, 1996

13 games were played on April 26, 1996, according to Retrosheet. The Detroit Tigers routed the Oakland Athletics 14-5, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs (1-0), and the Florida Marlins over the San Francisco Giants (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Texas Rangers 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Seattle Mariners 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins. In the other games, the Montreal Expos beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2, the New York Mets fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-6, the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 3-2, the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1, and the Cleveland Indians topped the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 25, 1996 and the next, Apr 27, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.