Games on May 1, 1996

The games of May 1, 1996

On May 1, 1996, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Chicago Cubs' 9-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The highest-scoring game ended 11-6, the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Atlanta Braves (3-0), the Montreal Expos over the New York Mets (4-0), and the New York Mets over the Montreal Expos (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the Florida Marlins, the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Texas Rangers 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-5, the Colorado Rockies topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1, the Oakland Athletics fell to the California Angels, 6-4, the San Francisco Giants fell to the San Diego Padres, 9-4, and the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 30, 1996 and the next, May 2, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.