Games on May 16, 1984

The games of May 16, 1984

On May 16, 1984, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 10-1 winners over the Seattle Mariners. Runs came easiest when the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 8-7. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the California Angels (5-0) and the Houston Astros over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Kansas City Royals 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees 7-6 over the Oakland Athletics, the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, and the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-1, and the Atlanta Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 15, 1984 and the next, May 17, 1984. For the wider picture, see the 1984 season.