Games on May 31, 1976

The games of May 31, 1976

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on May 31, 1976. The most lopsided result was the New York Mets' 13-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 10-7. The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the California Angels 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 8-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Texas Rangers 9-4, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Houston Astros 4-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Kansas City Royals 10-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-5, and the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1. The Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Mets, and the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies 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 30, 1976 and the next, Jun 1, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.