Games on May 31, 1989

The games of May 31, 1989

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on May 31, 1989. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 7-1 winners over the Kansas City Royals. The highest-scoring game ended 9-5, the New York Yankees over the Seattle Mariners. Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Texas Rangers 8-5, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Montreal Expos 9-4, the California Angels fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1, the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1, and the Houston Astros topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 30, 1989 and the next, Jun 1, 1989. For the wider picture, see the 1989 season.