Games on August 13, 1996

The games of August 13, 1996

15 games were played on August 13, 1996, according to Retrosheet. The Cincinnati Reds routed the San Diego Padres 10-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-10, the San Francisco Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The day's shutouts were the Florida Marlins over the Colorado Rockies (5-0) and the Atlanta Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the California Angels topped the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 8-4, the Montreal Expos topped the Houston Astros 7-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the Oakland Athletics 6-2, the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-4, the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies. 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, Aug 12, 1996 and the next, Aug 14, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.