Games on May 2, 1976

The games of May 2, 1976

The schedule for May 2, 1976 lists 14 games. The Cleveland Indians routed the California Angels 12-3, the widest margin of the day. Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, the California Angels 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Kansas City Royals 2-1 over the New York Yankees, and the Houston Astros 5-4 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-2, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Oakland Athletics, 6-2, the Montreal Expos beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1, the Houston Astros fell to the New York Mets, 7-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-5, the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5, and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3. The Oakland Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, the California Angels and the Cleveland Indians, and the Houston Astros and the New York Mets 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 1, 1976 and the next, May 3, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.