Games on May 1, 1998

14 games

The games of May 1, 1998

On May 1, 1998, 14 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Detroit Tigers' 17-3 win over the Seattle Mariners. One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Florida Marlins 6-5 over the San Diego Padres, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels topped the Chicago White Sox 7-1, the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Minnesota Twins 6-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 5-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-5, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Montreal Expos, 7-4, the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Houston Astros, 12-5. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 30, 1998 and the next, May 2, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.

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