Games on May 1, 1968

10 games

The games of May 1, 1968

10 games were played on May 1, 1968, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-1 winners over the New York Yankees. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (4-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins and the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the California Angels, 5-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Washington Senators 4-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Oakland Athletics 3-1, the Houston Astros fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1, the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Mets 7-2. 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, Apr 30, 1968 and the next, May 2, 1968. The 1968 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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