Games on July 5, 1986

The games of July 5, 1986

13 games were played on July 5, 1986, according to Retrosheet. The New York Yankees routed the Chicago White Sox 8-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-5, the Montreal Expos over the Atlanta Braves. A shutout went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Los Angeles Dodgers (5-0). One-run games: the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics, the Minnesota Twins 7-6 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Houston Astros 2-1 over the New York Mets, and the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. In the other games, the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5, the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 10-5, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the San Francisco Giants 7-4, the Texas Rangers topped the Detroit Tigers 9-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the California Angels 7-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 4, 1986 and the next, Jul 6, 1986. For the wider picture, see the 1986 season.