Games on May 1, 1986

The games of May 1, 1986

On May 1, 1986, 8 games went into the books. The Boston Red Sox routed the Seattle Mariners 12-2, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs (4-0). The closest finishes were the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the New York Mets fell to the Atlanta Braves, 7-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 7-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Francisco Giants 6-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the California Angels, 7-4. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 30, 1986 and the next, May 2, 1986. The 1986 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.