Games on May 4, 1986

The games of May 4, 1986

14 games were played on May 4, 1986, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Kansas City Royals' 11-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Runs came easiest when the Montreal Expos beat the Houston Astros 7-6. Decided by a single run were the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the New York Yankees, the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners. The rest of the slate: the Oakland Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4, the New York Mets topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the California Angels 5-3, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1, and the San Diego Padres fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 3, 1986 and the next, May 5, 1986. The 1986 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.