Games on June 17, 1996

The games of June 17, 1996

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on June 17, 1996. The Atlanta Braves routed the San Diego Padres 9-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the California Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 9-8. Shutouts: the San Francisco Giants over the Florida Marlins (1-0). The closest finishes were the Houston Astros 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Texas Rangers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 1-1, the Montreal Expos topped the Colorado Rockies 5-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the Detroit Tigers 8-4, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Kansas City Royals 9-4, and the Minnesota Twins topped the New York Yankees 6-3. The Texas Rangers and the Baltimore Orioles played to a 1-1 tie. 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, Jun 16, 1996 and the next, Jun 18, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.