Games on September 11, 1996

The games of September 11, 1996

On September 11, 1996, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 7-2 winners over the Oakland Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 10-8, the Philadelphia Phillies over the Houston Astros. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the California Angels (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox, the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Colorado Rockies 6-5 over the Atlanta Braves, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 7-3, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Kansas City Royals, 4-2, the Florida Marlins fell to the New York Mets, 3-1, the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7, the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 8-3. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 10, 1996 and the next, Sep 12, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.