Games on May 19, 1996

The games of May 19, 1996

On May 19, 1996, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 14-3 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Shutouts: the San Francisco Giants over the New York Mets (1-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 8-7 over the Seattle Mariners, the Florida Marlins 8-7 over the Chicago Cubs, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Atlanta Braves, 9-5, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 12-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-5, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Colorado Rockies, 10-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2, the New York Yankees fell to the California Angels, 10-1, the San Diego Padres beat the Montreal Expos 4-3, and the San Francisco Giants topped the New York Mets 6-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 18, 1996 and the next, May 20, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.