Games on May 24, 1996

The games of May 24, 1996

The schedule for May 24, 1996 lists 14 games. The widest margin belonged to the San Diego Padres, 13-1 winners over the New York Mets. The highest-scoring game ended 11-9, the Cincinnati Reds over the Colorado Rockies. Shutouts went on the board for the Kansas City Royals over the Texas Rangers (8-0) and the Minnesota Twins over the Toronto Blue Jays (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Houston Astros 8-7 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Montreal Expos. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the California Angels, 3-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the Florida Marlins fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2, the Atlanta Braves topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, the Seattle Mariners beat the New York Yankees 10-4, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1. 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 23, 1996 and the next, May 25, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.