Games on July 2, 1996

The games of July 2, 1996

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on July 2, 1996. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 15-7 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. One-run games: the California Angels 6-5 over the Texas Rangers, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Florida Marlins. In the other games, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-4, the Montreal Expos topped the Atlanta Braves 5-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 7-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 3-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Diego Padres 7-3, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Oakland Athletics, 11-6, the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-3, and the Baltimore Orioles topped the Toronto Blue Jays 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, Jul 1, 1996 and the next, Jul 3, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.