Games on May 22, 1986

12 games

The games of May 22, 1986

On May 22, 1986, 12 games went into the books. The San Francisco Giants routed the New York Mets 10-2, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Atlanta Braves over the Chicago Cubs (2-0), the Toronto Blue Jays over the Chicago White Sox (5-0), and the Houston Astros over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the California Angels fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Seattle Mariners, 5-3, the Montreal Expos topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Diego Padres, 6-2, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4. 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 21, 1986 and the next, May 23, 1986. The 1986 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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