Games on July 4, 1996

The games of July 4, 1996

On July 4, 1996, 14 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 7-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Oakland Athletics over the California Angels. The day's shutouts were the New York Mets over the Montreal Expos (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Houston Astros, 5-2, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Boston Red Sox 8-6, the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-4, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-3, the New York Yankees topped the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 8-5, the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 8-4, and the Seattle Mariners topped the Texas Rangers 9-5. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 3, 1996 and the next, Jul 5, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.