Games on May 19, 1974

The games of May 19, 1974

Retrosheet's records show 19 games on May 19, 1974. The Boston Red Sox routed the Baltimore Orioles 11-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the San Diego Padres over the San Francisco Giants. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the New York Mets (5-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-4, the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 8-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Detroit Tigers 9-4, the Houston Astros fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-1, the Texas Rangers topped the Kansas City Royals 8-3, the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the New York Yankees, 6-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the New York Yankees 3-1, the California Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2, and the Minnesota Twins beat the California Angels 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, and the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers. 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, May 18, 1974 and the next, May 20, 1974. The 1974 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.