Games on April 30, 1996

The games of April 30, 1996

On April 30, 1996, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Boston Red Sox's 13-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 16-7. The day's shutouts were the Seattle Mariners over the Texas Rangers (8-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 7-6 over the St. Louis Cardinals and the Toronto Blue Jays 9-8 over the Milwaukee Brewers. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the New York Yankees, 13-10, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 10-7, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3, the Florida Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2, the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 7-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Colorado Rockies 7-4, the California Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 7-3, and the San Diego Padres fell to the San Francisco Giants, 9-4. 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 29, 1996 and the next, May 1, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.