Games on May 2, 1965

The games of May 2, 1965

Retrosheet's records show 18 games on May 2, 1965. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 10-3 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 10-8, the California Angels over the Kansas City Athletics. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the Milwaukee Braves (6-0) and the Baltimore Orioles over the New York Yankees (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 9-4, the New York Mets fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 10-8, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Washington Senators, 4-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-3, the California Angels fell to the Kansas City Athletics, 9-5, the San Francisco Giants topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 10-7, the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-4. The Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox, the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 1, 1965 and the next, May 3, 1965. For the wider picture, see the 1965 season.