Games on October 5, 1986

The games of October 5, 1986

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on October 5, 1986. The most lopsided result was the San Francisco Giants' 11-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox (7-0), the Minnesota Twins over the Chicago White Sox (3-0), and the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates (9-0). The closest finishes were the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Montreal Expos, the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the Houston Astros topped the Atlanta Braves 4-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Kansas City Royals 6-0, and the Texas Rangers topped the California Angels 7-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Brewers and the Toronto Blue Jays. 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, Oct 4, 1986 and the next, Oct 7, 1986. The 1986 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.