Games on May 31, 1965

The games of May 31, 1965

Retrosheet's records show 17 games on May 31, 1965. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 6-0 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. A shutout went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the California Angels (3-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the California Angels topped the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Mets, 5-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 3-3, the Houston Astros beat the Milwaukee Braves 7-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1, the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the San Francisco Giants, 4-1, and the Washington Senators beat the Kansas City Athletics 5-2. The New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs played to a 3-3 tie. The Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles, the California Angels and the Boston Red Sox, and the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs 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 30, 1965 and the next, Jun 1, 1965. For the wider picture, see the 1965 season.