Games on August 1, 1996

The games of August 1, 1996

14 games were played on August 1, 1996, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 13-5 winners over the California Angels. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 13-9. Decided by a single run were the Florida Marlins 7-6 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, and the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Texas Rangers. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs topped the Colorado Rockies 4-1, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Kansas City Royals topped the Boston Red Sox 9-4, the Seattle Mariners beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-2, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Montreal Expos 9-7, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 31, 1996 and the next, Aug 2, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.