Games on May 5, 1984

The games of May 5, 1984

13 games were played on May 5, 1984, according to Retrosheet. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Cincinnati Reds 11-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 10-6. A shutout went on the board for the San Francisco Giants over the St. Louis Cardinals (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the San Diego Padres, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 over the New York Yankees, and the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-5, the Montreal Expos topped the Atlanta Braves 2-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-7, the Seattle Mariners fell to the California Angels, 3-1, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Texas Rangers 7-5, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Kansas City Royals 10-1. 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 4, 1984 and the next, May 6, 1984. For the wider picture, see the 1984 season.