Games on May 22, 1976

The games of May 22, 1976

12 games were played on May 22, 1976, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago White Sox routed the Oakland Athletics 7-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox (1-0). The closest finishes were the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the Houston Astros, the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the New York Mets, 4-1, the Atlanta Braves topped the San Francisco Giants 3-2, and the California Angels beat the Texas Rangers 5-1. 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 21, 1976 and the next, May 23, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.