Games on June 21, 1996

The games of June 21, 1996

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on June 21, 1996. The most lopsided result was the Seattle Mariners' 12-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 14-4. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Minnesota Twins (2-0) and the Florida Marlins over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 8-7 over the San Francisco Giants, the New York Yankees 8-7 over the Cleveland Indians, the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Colorado Rockies. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 9-3, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 9-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Houston Astros, 11-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the California Angels 10-5, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the New York Mets, 9-4, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Oakland Athletics 7-5, and the San Diego Padres topped the Chicago Cubs 2-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians. 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, Jun 20, 1996 and the next, Jun 22, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.