Games on May 5, 1996

The games of May 5, 1996

14 games were played on May 5, 1996, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Milwaukee Brewers' 13-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Runs came easiest when the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-8. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the Houston Astros (5-0), the Kansas City Royals over the Oakland Athletics (2-0), and the Cleveland Indians over the Seattle Mariners (2-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the New York Mets, the Colorado Rockies 5-4 over the Florida Marlins, and the Texas Rangers 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 11-4, the California Angels topped the Minnesota Twins 5-1, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 7-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the San Diego Padres, 10-4, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 12-6. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 4, 1996 and the next, May 6, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.