Games on May 16, 1986

The games of May 16, 1986

13 games were played on May 16, 1986, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the California Angels, 11-1 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 9-6. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants (3-0). One-run games: the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the New York Mets, the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 over the Minnesota Twins, the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, and the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Baltimore Orioles 8-4, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Texas Rangers, 4-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2, and the New York Yankees fell to the Seattle Mariners, 7-3. 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, May 15, 1986 and the next, May 17, 1986. For the wider picture, see the 1986 season.