Games on May 5, 1963

The games of May 5, 1963

14 games were played on May 5, 1963, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 8-0 win over the Washington Senators. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 12-4. Decided by a single run were the Washington Senators 8-7 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Kansas City Athletics, and the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Los Angeles Angels. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Minnesota Twins, 4-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Milwaukee Braves 3-2, the New York Mets fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-3, the San Francisco Giants fell to the New York Mets, 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Colt .45's 6-5, the Houston Colt .45's topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, and the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets. 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, May 4, 1963 and the next, May 6, 1963. For the wider picture, see the 1963 season.