Games on May 5, 1974

The games of May 5, 1974

On May 5, 1974, 16 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 8-1 winners over the Montreal Expos. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 10-8. Shutouts: the San Francisco Giants over the Montreal Expos (4-0) and the Oakland Athletics over the Cleveland Indians (3-0). One-run games: the California Angels 8-7 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the San Diego Padres 5-4 over the New York Mets, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Texas Rangers topped the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Houston Astros 3-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Kansas City Royals, 8-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the Detroit Tigers 8-3, the New York Mets topped the San Diego Padres 6-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 9-3, and the Atlanta Braves topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox, the San Francisco Giants and the Montreal Expos, and the San Diego Padres and the New York Mets. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 4, 1974 and the next, May 6, 1974. The 1974 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.