Games on May 21, 1965

The games of May 21, 1965

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on May 21, 1965. The San Francisco Giants routed the Houston Astros 8-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-6, the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox. The day's shutouts were the California Angels over the Chicago White Sox (1-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Washington Senators 5-4 over the New York Yankees, and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Athletics 6-4, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Milwaukee Braves 6-1. 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 20, 1965 and the next, May 22, 1965. The 1965 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.