Games on July 27, 1996

The games of July 27, 1996

On July 27, 1996, 14 games went into the books. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Cleveland Indians 14-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the Florida Marlins 20-12. Shutouts: the California Angels over the Milwaukee Brewers (7-0). The closest finishes were the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the Houston Astros, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4, the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 7-5, the Colorado Rockies topped the Chicago Cubs 10-6, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Boston Red Sox, 9-5, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Seattle Mariners, 13-7, the Atlanta Braves fell to the San Francisco Giants, 7-5, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 6-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 26, 1996 and the next, Jul 28, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.