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JULY
1976
1976 Teams
Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox California Angels Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Montreal Expos New York Yankees New York Mets Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals Texas Rangers
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.
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, 1976Houston 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)
IN THE NEWS : The Tigers rookie sensation Mark Fidrych shuts out the Orioles 4–0 for his 8th straight victory.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 3, 1976Cincinnati 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)
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, 1976Cincinnati 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)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 5, 1976Atlanta 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)
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, 1976Atlanta 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)
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, 1976Pittsburgh 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)
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.
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, 1976Atlanta 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)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 10, 1976New 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)
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, 1976Atlanta 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)
IN THE NEWS : A tentative agreement between the players and owners on labor contracts is reached. The formal agreement will be announced August 9th.
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.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 15, 1976Montreal 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)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 16, 1976Cincinnati 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)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 17, 1976Cincinnati 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)
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, 1976Philadelphia 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)
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, 1976Philadelphia 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)
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, 1976New 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)
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, 1976Cincinnati 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)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 22, 1976San 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)
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, 1976Cincinnati 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)
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, 1976Atlanta 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)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 25, 1976Cincinnati 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)
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, 1976Los 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)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 27, 1976Chicago 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)
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, 1976Atlanta 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)
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, 1976Chicago 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)
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.