Games on September 22, 1996

The games of September 22, 1996

On September 22, 1996, 15 games went into the books. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Chicago Cubs 11-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-11, the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners. Shutouts went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals (6-0) and the Florida Marlins over the Houston Astros (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves beat the Montreal Expos 8-2, the California Angels fell to the Texas Rangers, 4-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-5, the San Diego Padres topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Colorado Rockies 7-3. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Sep 21, 1996 and the next, Sep 23, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.