Games on May 16, 1989

11 games

The games of May 16, 1989

On May 16, 1989, 11 games went into the books. The San Francisco Giants routed the Philadelphia Phillies 13-5, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the Houston Astros 8-7 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Seattle Mariners 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers. The rest of the slate: the California Angels topped the Boston Red Sox 7-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 9-7, the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 8-1, the San Diego Padres beat the Montreal Expos 5-2, and the Cleveland Indians fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-6. 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, May 15, 1989 and the next, May 17, 1989. For the wider picture, see the 1989 season.

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