Games on August 11, 1996

The games of August 11, 1996

On August 11, 1996, 14 games went into the books. The New York Yankees routed the Detroit Tigers 12-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-5. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Milwaukee Brewers (2-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Toronto Blue Jays (6-0). The closest finishes were the California Angels 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals and the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Atlanta Braves, 4-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 8-5, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 10-5, the Florida Marlins fell to the New York Mets, 5-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 9-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the San Diego Padres, 7-5, the Minnesota Twins topped the Seattle Mariners 6-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 10, 1996 and the next, Aug 12, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.