Games on July 1, 2016

The games of July 1, 2016

15 games were played on July 1, 2016, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Mets, 10-2 winners over the Chicago Cubs. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the New York Yankees 7-6. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Chicago White Sox (5-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Colorado Rockies (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Anaheim Angels, the Texas Rangers 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins, the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the San Francisco Giants topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4, the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Oakland Athletics 7-3, the Seattle Mariners topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1, the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the Detroit Tigers, 10-2, and the Washington Nationals topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 30, 2016 and the next, Jul 2, 2016. For the wider picture, see the 2016 season.