Games on May 5, 1978

The games of May 5, 1978

The schedule for May 5, 1978 lists 11 games. The Milwaukee Brewers routed the Kansas City Royals 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-4, the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets. The day's shutouts were the California Angels over the Cleveland Indians (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Houston Astros fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-2, the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 5-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Detroit Tigers 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Seattle Mariners, 9-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 4, 1978 and the next, May 6, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.