Games on June 16, 1996

The games of June 16, 1996

14 games were played on June 16, 1996, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Colorado Rockies, 11-3 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Oakland Athletics over the Milwaukee Brewers. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Montreal Expos (7-0). One-run games: the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Boston Red Sox 10-9 over the Texas Rangers, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Seattle Mariners 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the California Angels fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-4, the San Diego Padres fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-4, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 13-5, the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the Florida Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 8-7, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Mets 5-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 15, 1996 and the next, Jun 17, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.