Games on June 29, 1996

The games of June 29, 1996

On June 29, 1996, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Houston Astros, 9-1 winners over the New York Mets. Runs came easiest when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 13-10. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the San Diego Padres 7-6 over the San Francisco Giants, and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 13-6, the Oakland Athletics beat the California Angels 11-9, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 9-5, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Florida Marlins, 5-3, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Minnesota Twins, 12-7, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Texas Rangers, 9-5, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4. 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, Jun 28, 1996 and the next, Jun 30, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.