Games on May 31, 1996

The games of May 31, 1996

On May 31, 1996, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 9-0 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 9-6. Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Florida Marlins. The rest of the slate: the California Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-3, the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 10-4, the Montreal Expos beat the San Francisco Giants 7-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 10-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 4-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 8-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 6-4, and the Minnesota Twins fell to the Texas Rangers, 7-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 30, 1996 and the next, Jun 1, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.