Games on August 5, 1996
10 games
- TOR 1 @ BOS 3 No box score
- NYN 3 @ CHN 7 No box score
- BAL 13 @ CLE 10 No box score
- FLO 16 @ COL 9 No box score
- NYA 5 @ KCA 2 No box score
- MIL 13 @ OAK 3 No box score
- PIT 0 @ PHI 3 No box score
- CIN 4 @ SFN 3 No box score
- SDN 2 @ SLN 8 No box score
- CHA 15 @ TEX 5 No box score
The games of August 5, 1996
10 games were played on August 5, 1996, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Brewers, 13-3 winners over the Oakland Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 16-9, the Florida Marlins over the Colorado Rockies. A shutout went on the board for the Philadelphia Phillies over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0). The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Boston Red Sox, 3-1, the New York Mets fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-3, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Cleveland Indians 13-10, the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 8-2, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 15-5. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 4, 1996 and the next, Aug 6, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.
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