Games on June 22, 1996

The games of June 22, 1996

14 games were played on June 22, 1996, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Atlanta Braves' 6-0 win over the San Francisco Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 11-9, the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Minnesota Twins (6-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Houston Astros (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Colorado Rockies. In the other games, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-3, the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Florida Marlins fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-1, the California Angels beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 9-4, the New York Mets topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4, the Chicago Cubs topped the San Diego Padres 9-6, and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 8-2. 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 21, 1996 and the next, Jun 23, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.