Games on May 26, 1996

The games of May 26, 1996

On May 26, 1996, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 12-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Runs came easiest when the California Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 12-2. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers (5-0) and the New York Mets over the San Diego Padres (1-0). One-run games: the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Montreal Expos and the Seattle Mariners 4-3 over the New York Yankees. Elsewhere, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Florida Marlins, 8-2, the Houston Astros topped the Chicago Cubs 7-2, the Texas Rangers topped the Kansas City Royals 6-4, the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 10-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Minnesota Twins, 9-3. 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 25, 1996 and the next, May 27, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.