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JULY
1976

Thursday, July 1st

IN THE NEWS: The Indians paste the Toledo Mud Hens 13–1 in an exhibition game in Toledo. Manager Frank Robinson, hitting as the DH, flies out to CF and, while returning to the dugout, exchanges angry words with Hens P Bob Reynolds. Suddenly, Robby flattens Reynolds with a right-left combination and is quickly ejected from the game.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 1, 1976
New York Mets 13, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Shea Stadium
San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Detroit Tigers 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium
California Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Oakland Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at County Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 2nd

IN THE NEWS: The Astros outslug the Reds, 10–9, in 14 innings, collecting 25 hits for the 2nd time in five weeks. Pete Rose has five hits for the Reds.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 2, 1976
Houston Astros 10, Cincinnati Reds 8 at Riverfront Stadium
Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium
New York Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Shea Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Three Rivers Stadium
San Diego Padres 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Montreal Expos 0 at Busch Stadium II
Baltimore Orioles 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Memorial Stadium
Chicago White Sox 1, Texas Rangers 0 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Kansas City Royals 8, Oakland Athletics 5 at Royals Stadium
Boston Red Sox 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium
Minnesota Twins 6, California Angels 5 at Metropolitan Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 3rd

IN THE NEWS: The Tigers rookie sensation Mark Fidrych shuts out the Orioles 4–0 for his 8th straight victory.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 3, 1976
Cincinnati Reds 9, Houston Astros 8 at Riverfront Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego Padres 1 at Dodger Stadium
New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Montreal Expos 0 at Busch Stadium II
Texas Rangers 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Royals 7, Oakland Athletics 5 at Royals Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Boston Red Sox 2 at County Stadium
Minnesota Twins 2, California Angels 0 at Metropolitan Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 4th

IN THE NEWS: On the nation's bicentennial anniversary, Philadelphia splits a doubleheader with Pittsburgh, 10–5 and 7–1. In the first game, the Phils Tim McCarver loses a grand slam when he passes a teammate on the bases.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 4, 1976
Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 2 at Riverfront Stadium
San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium
New York Mets 9, Chicago Cubs 4 at Shea Stadium
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
San Francisco Giants 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Candlestick Park
Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II
Chicago White Sox 7, Texas Rangers 6 at Comiskey Park I
Texas Rangers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
Oakland Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium
Boston Red Sox 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium
California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium
Minnesota Twins 9, California Angels 5 at Metropolitan Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 5th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 5, 1976
Atlanta Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 1, San Diego Padres 0 at Wrigley Field
Houston Astros 7, New York Mets 3 at Astrodome
Cincinnati Reds 11, Montreal Expos 2 at Parc Jarry
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium
San Francisco Giants 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II
Boston Red Sox 11, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park
California Angels 8, Cleveland Indians 1 at Anaheim Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at County Stadium
Kansas City Royals 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Texas Rangers 8, Detroit Tigers 6 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 6th

IN THE NEWS: Houston's J.R. Richard allows 10 walks but no runs in shutting out the Mets, 1–0, in 10 innings. Starter Jon Matlack is the losing pitcher.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 6, 1976
Atlanta Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 4, San Diego Padres 0 at Wrigley Field
Houston Astros 1, New York Mets 0 at Astrodome
Cincinnati Reds 10, Montreal Expos 7 at Parc Jarry
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 13, San Francisco Giants 7 at Busch Stadium II
Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 7, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Minnesota Twins 2 at County Stadium
Kansas City Royals 3, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Kansas City Royals 4 at Yankee Stadium
Oakland Athletics 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Texas Rangers 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 7th

IN THE NEWS: The Reds come back from a 3-run deficit to beat the Expos, 4–3. Cincy scores three in the 9th, with two scoring on Cesar Geronimo's triple.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 7, 1976
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Atlanta Braves 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 10, San Diego Padres 0 at Wrigley Field
New York Mets 12, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome
Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Veteran's Stadium
San Francisco Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II
Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
California Angels 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at Anaheim Stadium
Minnesota Twins 8, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium
Kansas City Royals 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
Oakland Athletics 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Detroit Tigers 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 8th

IN THE NEWS: At Wrigley Field, Randy Jones wins his 16th game of the year for the Padres, an National League record for wins at the All-Star break. He beats the Cubs 6–3. In the 2nd half of the season, the Padres lefty will lose seven games by one run, two of them by 1–0 scores.

At Fenway, the Red Sox beat the Twins, 8–4, as their attendance reaches 1,007,491. It's the earliest date in club history they've topped the million mark.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 8, 1976
New York Mets 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
San Diego Padres 6, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Houston Astros 7, Montreal Expos 6 at Astrodome
Boston Red Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 4 at Fenway Park
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Texas Rangers 4 at County Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 9, Oakland Athletics 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 9th

IN THE NEWS: In Montreal, the Astros Larry Dierker no-hits the Expos 6–0 and evens his record at 8-8. Dierker had previously thrown two one-hitters. Dierker strikes out 8, including the 1st two in the 9th. Houston is 4th in the West while Montreal is last in the East.

Before 53,328 in Cincinnati, the Pirates score two runs in the 10th on a Richie Zisk homer and take an 11–9 lead, only to lose to the Reds, 12-11. George Foster's single scores the tying and winning runs.

Boston Red Sox owner and president Tom Yawkey dies.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 9, 1976
Atlanta Braves 5, New York Mets 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Riverfront Stadium
Houston Astros 6, Montreal Expos 0 at Astrodome
Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Veteran's Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Busch Stadium II
Minnesota Twins 8, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park
Baltimore Orioles 4, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium
Kansas City Royals 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Texas Rangers 2 at County Stadium
New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium
Oakland Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 10th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 10, 1976
New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco Giants 6 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium
Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Astrodome
Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Diego Padres 0 at Veteran's Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Diego Padres 2 at Veteran's Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Busch Stadium II
Minnesota Twins 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Baltimore Orioles 5, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium
Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Texas Rangers 1 at County Stadium
Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
Oakland Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 11th

IN THE NEWS: Hank Aaron's 10th-inning homer, his 9th, in game two gives the Brewers a doubleheader sweep over the Texas Rangers and a sweep of the 4-game series. Milwaukee wins 6–3 and 5–4 with the W's going to Jim Slaton and Bill Castro,

In a pre-game promotion at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, 34 couples are married at home plate. The nuptials are then followed by Championship Wrestling in an evening billed as "Headlocks and Wedlocks." The Braves then pin a 9–8 loss on the Mets.

At Fenway, the Red Sox win over the Twins, 6–4 when the Twins CF drops a long fly ball for a double after a bucket of popcorn falls in his eyes.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 11, 1976
Atlanta Braves 9, New York Mets 8 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
San Francisco Giants 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium
Houston Astros 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Astrodome
Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Diego Padres 0 at Veteran's Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II
Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 4 at Fenway Park
Baltimore Orioles 3, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium
Detroit Tigers 6, Kansas City Royals 5 at Tiger Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 3 at County Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Texas Rangers 4 at County Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium
Oakland Athletics 9, Cleveland Indians 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 12th

IN THE NEWS: A tentative agreement between the players and owners on labor contracts is reached. The formal agreement will be announced August 9th.

PLAYERS BORN ON JULY 12, 1976
» Dan Reichert in Monterey, CA

Tuesday, July 13th

IN THE NEWS: The National League emerges victorious in the annual All-Star Game by a score of 7–1. George Foster, one of seven Reds position players on the squad, homers, drives in three runs, is named the game's MVP. Rookie Mark Fidrych gives up two runs and takes the loss. It is the NL's 13th win in the last 14 games.

Thursday, July 15th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 15, 1976
Montreal Expos 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Dodger Stadium
New York Mets 3, Houston Astros 1 at Shea Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Atlanta Braves 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park
Baltimore Orioles 4, California Angels 0 at Memorial Stadium
Chicago White Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Royals 12, Boston Red Sox 5 at Royals Stadium
Boston Red Sox 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium
Minnesota Twins 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Texas Rangers 6 at Arlington Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 16th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 16, 1976
Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Riverfront Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Dodger Stadium
Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Atlanta Braves 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Francisco Giants 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Candlestick Park
Baltimore Orioles 5, California Angels 4 at Memorial Stadium
Chicago White Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 1, Oakland Athletics 0 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Royals Stadium
Kansas City Royals 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Royals Stadium
Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 6 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 3, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 17th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 17, 1976
Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Riverfront Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Dodger Stadium
Houston Astros 1, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium
Atlanta Braves 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Francisco Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Candlestick Park
California Angels 7, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Oakland Athletics 3, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Royals 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Royals Stadium
Cleveland Indians 4, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Texas Rangers 5 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 18th

IN THE NEWS: Houston's Ed Herrmann goes 5-for-5, including a homer, and knocks in four runs in a 10-inning, 7–6, win over the Expos.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 18, 1976
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium
Houston Astros 7, Montreal Expos 6 at Parc Jarry
Houston Astros 14, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Shea Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Three Rivers Stadium
San Diego Padres 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Candlestick Park
St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park
California Angels 8, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Memorial Stadium
Chicago White Sox 13, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Comiskey Park I
Oakland Athletics 10, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Royals 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Royals Stadium
Cleveland Indians 6, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium
Texas Rangers 3, New York Yankees 2 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 19th

IN THE NEWS: The Mets Dave Kingman tears ligaments in his thumb diving for a ball in a 4–2 loss to the Braves. Kingman, who already has 32 home runs for the season, will hit only five more after being sidelined for six weeks.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 19, 1976
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium
Houston Astros 3, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry
Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
San Diego Padres 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Candlestick Park
New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Oakland Athletics 10, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium
California Angels 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium
California Angels 6, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium
Minnesota Twins 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Metropolitan Stadium
Texas Rangers 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 20th

IN THE NEWS: Hank Aaron hits the 755th, and last, home run of his career, connecting off Dick Drago of the California Angels. Jerry Augustine wins for the Brewers, 6–2.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 20, 1976
New York Mets 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Dodger Stadium
Montreal Expos 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Parc Jarry
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Houston Astros 5 at Three Rivers Stadium
Houston Astros 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium
San Diego Padres 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park
New York Yankees 14, Chicago White Sox 9 at Comiskey Park I
Oakland Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 10, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 6, California Angels 2 at County Stadium
Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium
Boston Red Sox 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 21st

IN THE NEWS: The Mets lose to the Reds 4–0 on Fred Norman's 4-hitter.

Montreal trades Jim Dwyer and Pepe Mangual to the New York Mets for Del Unser and Wayne Garrett.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 21, 1976
Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 0 at Riverfront Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Dodger Stadium
Montreal Expos 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Parc Jarry
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Astros 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Francisco Giants 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Candlestick Park
Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 0 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 6, California Angels 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium
Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 10, Oakland Athletics 1 at Yankee Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 6, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 22nd

SCOREBOARD: JULY 22, 1976
San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium
Atlanta Braves 7, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Veteran's Stadium
Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II
Chicago White Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 3 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 7, California Angels 5 at Cleveland Stadium
Kansas City Royals 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Royals Stadium
Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Metropolitan Stadium
Oakland Athletics 6, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 23rd

IN THE NEWS: The Angels fire manager Dick Williams. Norm Sherry takes over the reins.

In a game against the Taiyo Whales, Sadaharu Oh of the Yomiuri Giants hits his 700th home run, the only player in Japanese baseball to do so.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 23, 1976
Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Diego Padres 0 at Dodger Stadium
Montreal Expos 3, New York Mets 2 at Parc Jarry
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Veteran's Stadium
Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium
Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 9, Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium
Oakland Athletics 2, Kansas City Royals 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 24th

IN THE NEWS: At Comiskey, the Twins roll over the White Sox, 17–2. Lyman Bostock is 4-for-4, hitting for the cycle.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 24, 1976
Atlanta Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Astrodome
San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome
New York Mets 10, Montreal Expos 4 at Parc Jarry
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Veteran's Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Veteran's Stadium
San Diego Padres 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Chicago Cubs 3 at Busch Stadium II
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium
California Angels 8, Texas Rangers 0 at Anaheim Stadium
California Angels 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Anaheim Stadium
Minnesota Twins 17, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium
Kansas City Royals 6, Oakland Athletics 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 25th

PLAYERS BORN ON JULY 25, 1976
» Javier Vazquez in Ponce, P.R.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 25, 1976
Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Houston Astros 1, San Francisco Giants 0 at Astrodome
Montreal Expos 2, New York Mets 1 at Parc Jarry
Philadelphia Phillies 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Veteran's Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Busch Stadium II
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium
California Angels 7, Texas Rangers 3 at Anaheim Stadium
Minnesota Twins 13, Chicago White Sox 8 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota Twins 4 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 9, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Yankee Stadium
Oakland Athletics 9, Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 26th

IN THE NEWS: For the 2nd consecutive game, Cincy's Pete Rose hits a leadoff homer, this one his club-record 693rd extra base hit. Rose jump starts the Reds to a 9–3 win over the visiting Giants.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 26, 1976
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Montreal Expos 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Montreal Expos 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, San Francisco Giants 3 at Riverfront Stadium
Houston Astros 7, San Diego Padres 0 at Astrodome
Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 1 at Veteran's Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 1 at Memorial Stadium
Cleveland Indians 9, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
Kansas City Royals 4, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium
Texas Rangers 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium
Oakland Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 27th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 27, 1976
Chicago Cubs 5, Montreal Expos 0 at Wrigley Field
San Francisco Giants 9, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium
Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 1 at Astrodome
New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II
Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 1 at Memorial Stadium
Boston Red Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 7 at Fenway Park
California Angels 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Anaheim Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at County Stadium
Oakland Athletics 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 28th

IN THE NEWS: Blue Moon Odom and Francisco Barrios combine on a no-hitter as the White Sox top the A's 2–1. Odom walks nine in five innings and is lifted after throwing a ball in the 6th, and Barrios adds another two passes. For Odom (2-0), this is his last ML victory.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 28, 1976
Atlanta Braves 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
San Francisco Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium
San Diego Padres 2, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium
Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium
Montreal Expos 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II
Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 3 at Memorial Stadium
Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park
Kansas City Royals 3, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium
Detroit Tigers 1, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium
Minnesota Twins 8, Texas Rangers 5 at Metropolitan Stadium
Minnesota Twins 8, Texas Rangers 0 at Metropolitan Stadium
Chicago White Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 29th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 29, 1976
Cincinnati Reds 9, San Diego Padres 3 at Riverfront Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Veteran's Stadium
Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at Fenway Park
Baltimore Orioles 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
Minnesota Twins 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Metropolitan Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 30th

IN THE NEWS: The Reds do all their scoring in the first three innings to beat Houston, 13-8 in the 1st of 2. Cincy adds a 4–2 win in the nitecap to sweep as Bench hits his 250th homer.

In a Southern Association game in Memphis, the Chick's Art Gardner hits a 3rd inning shot off the CF wall and, while Syracuse OF Rick Bladt searches for the ball, Gardner circles the bases for an inside-the-park home run. When Bladt can't find the ball, the umpires rule the hit is only a double.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 30, 1976
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 13, San Diego Padres 8 at Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 2 at Riverfront Stadium
Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome
New York Mets 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shea Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Three Rivers Stadium
San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Candlestick Park
New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
California Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Anaheim Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Royals 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Royals Stadium
Cleveland Indians 7, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium
Minnesota Twins 8, Oakland Athletics 7 at Metropolitan Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 31st

IN THE NEWS: Reds reserve outfielder Ed Armbrister collects four hits, including two homers, as the Reds pummel the Astros, 12–1. Armbrister's two homers are half his career total and his only two for the year.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 31, 1976
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 12, San Diego Padres 1 at Riverfront Stadium
Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Astrodome
Houston Astros 9, Atlanta Braves 6 at Astrodome
Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium
Montreal Expos 7, Pittsburgh Pirates<