Games on May 3, 1998

The games of May 3, 1998

On May 3, 1998, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 12-1 winners over the Anaheim Angels. Runs came easiest when the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 12-8. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Minnesota Twins (2-0) and the Florida Marlins over the San Diego Padres (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Texas Rangers. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-5, the Cleveland Indians topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10-8, the New York Yankees topped the Kansas City Royals 10-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3, the Montreal Expos topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1, the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5, and the Seattle Mariners topped the Detroit Tigers 10-6. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 2, 1998 and the next, May 4, 1998. The 1998 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.