Games on July 5, 1996

The games of July 5, 1996

The schedule for July 5, 1996 lists 14 games. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 12-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The highest-scoring game ended 16-8, the Oakland Athletics over the California Angels. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs (3-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Minnesota Twins 9-8 over the Kansas City Royals, and the San Diego Padres 7-6 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 7-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Colorado Rockies 8-1, the New York Mets beat the Montreal Expos 9-6, the Florida Marlins fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-4, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 6-3. 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 4, 1996 and the next, Jul 6, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.