Games on May 31, 1986

The games of May 31, 1986

On May 31, 1986, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 11-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The day's shutouts were the California Angels over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres (1-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Montreal Expos, the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the New York Yankees, and the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves topped the Chicago Cubs 8-4, the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 8-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-2, the New York Mets fell to the San Francisco Giants, 7-3, and the Seattle Mariners topped the Detroit Tigers 7-4. 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 30, 1986 and the next, Jun 1, 1986. For the wider picture, see the 1986 season.