Games on July 26, 1996

The games of July 26, 1996

On July 26, 1996, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 15-1 winners over the Kansas City Royals. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 14-9. A shutout went on the board for the San Diego Padres over the Florida Marlins (3-0). The closest finishes were the California Angels 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Texas Rangers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the New York Mets 7-4, the Chicago Cubs topped the Colorado Rockies 17-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the Boston Red Sox 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4, the Seattle Mariners topped the Detroit Tigers 6-4, the Montreal Expos topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3. 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 25, 1996 and the next, Jul 27, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.