Games on May 21, 1996

The games of May 21, 1996

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on May 21, 1996. The widest margin belonged to the Seattle Mariners, 13-7 winners over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 12-10, the Colorado Rockies over the Pittsburgh Pirates. One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Florida Marlins 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, the California Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, the Kansas City Royals topped the Detroit Tigers 7-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Houston Astros 8-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 6-4, the Oakland Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 5-4, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Montreal Expos 8-5. 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 20, 1996 and the next, May 22, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.