Games on July 22, 1996

The games of July 22, 1996

On July 22, 1996, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Texas Rangers, 6-1 winners over the New York Yankees. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Atlanta Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals. The day's shutouts were the California Angels over the Detroit Tigers (1-0) and the Houston Astros over the San Diego Padres (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Oakland Athletics 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox and the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Minnesota Twins, 9-5, the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3, the Seattle Mariners topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3, and the Cleveland Indians topped the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 21, 1996 and the next, Jul 23, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.