Games on May 5, 1977

The games of May 5, 1977

The schedule for May 5, 1977 lists 8 games. The widest margin belonged to the Montreal Expos, 7-1 winners over the San Francisco Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Toronto Blue Jays over the Milwaukee Brewers. The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 8-7 over the Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Seattle Mariners fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 7-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 5-2, and the San Diego Padres fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-5. 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 4, 1977 and the next, May 6, 1977. For the wider picture, see the 1977 season.