Games on May 9, 1990

The games of May 9, 1990

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on May 9, 1990. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 10-1 winners over the Houston Astros. The highest-scoring game ended 11-5, the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Diego Padres. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the Atlanta Braves (4-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Oakland Athletics 2-1 over the New York Yankees, and the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox. In the other games, the California Angels fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 9-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3, the Montreal Expos topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the New York Mets 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-1, and the Texas Rangers topped the Kansas City Royals 9-3. 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, May 8, 1990 and the next, May 10, 1990. The 1990 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.