Games on October 5, 1991

The games of October 5, 1991

On October 5, 1991, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Seattle Mariners, 10-0 winners over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 12-5. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets (1-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Montreal Expos. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 5-2, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Boston Red Sox 13-4, the California Angels topped the Kansas City Royals 5-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Minnesota Twins, 3-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the New York Yankees 7-5, and the Cincinnati Reds fell to the San Diego Padres, 10-7. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Oct 4, 1991 and the next, Oct 6, 1991. The 1991 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.