Games on May 16, 1965

The games of May 16, 1965

18 games were played on May 16, 1965, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 5-0 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Indians 8-7. One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the California Angels, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, and the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the New York Yankees 7-5, the Chicago White Sox topped the California Angels 6-2, the Kansas City Athletics topped the Minnesota Twins 7-4, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Kansas City Athletics, 4-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the New York Mets, 6-2, the New York Mets topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-5, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-6, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, the California Angels and the Chicago White Sox, and the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Athletics. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 15, 1965 and the next, May 17, 1965. For the wider picture, see the 1965 season.