Games on May 5, 1976

The games of May 5, 1976

The schedule for May 5, 1976 lists 11 games. The New York Yankees routed the California Angels 10-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 14-12, the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Atlanta Braves (4-0), the Baltimore Orioles over the Chicago White Sox (2-0), and the Cincinnati Reds over the New York Mets (2-0). In the other games, the Kansas City Royals topped the Boston Red Sox 8-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the Detroit Tigers 8-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Montreal Expos 6-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 6-3, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-1. 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 4, 1976 and the next, May 6, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.