Games on August 21, 1996

The games of August 21, 1996

The schedule for August 21, 1996 lists 14 games. The most lopsided result was the Colorado Rockies' 10-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Runs came easiest when the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 12-11. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los Angeles Dodgers (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Seattle Mariners 10-5, the Boston Red Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 6-4, the Chicago Cubs topped the Florida Marlins 8-3, the Texas Rangers topped the Cleveland Indians 10-8, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 7-4, the Houston Astros fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Kansas City Royals 6-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Minnesota Twins 10-7, the New York Yankees fell to the California Angels, 7-1, and the San Diego Padres topped the Montreal Expos 7-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 20, 1996 and the next, Aug 22, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.