Games on May 5, 1962

The games of May 5, 1962

The schedule for May 5, 1962 lists 11 games. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Athletics, 18-6 winners over the Cleveland Indians. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Angels over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Milwaukee Braves 6-5 over the Houston Colt .45's, the New York Yankees 7-6 over the Washington Senators, and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 8-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 12-8, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-2, and the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1. The Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Athletics met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 4, 1962 and the next, May 6, 1962. The 1962 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.