Games on May 19, 1968

The games of May 19, 1968

17 games were played on May 19, 1968, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 11-3 winners over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 11-6, the Cleveland Indians over the Baltimore Orioles. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0), the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators (7-0), and the Atlanta Braves over the New York Mets (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Washington Senators, the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the California Angels 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the California Angels. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 6-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-3, the Houston Astros topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 3-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 1-0, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-3. The Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians, and the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 18, 1968 and the next, May 20, 1968. The 1968 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.