Games on May 23, 1976

The games of May 23, 1976

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on May 23, 1976. The Cincinnati Reds routed the San Diego Padres 11-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-6. Shutouts: the San Francisco Giants over the Atlanta Braves (1-0) and the Texas Rangers over the California Angels (9-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the Houston Astros, and the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5, the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 7-6, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 9-1, and the Atlanta Braves topped the San Francisco Giants 9-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cleveland Indians, and the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 22, 1976 and the next, May 24, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.