Games on May 16, 1998

The games of May 16, 1998

The schedule for May 16, 1998 lists 15 games. The most lopsided result was the Oakland Athletics' 11-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Anaheim Angels over the Detroit Tigers. A shutout went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the Kansas City Royals (5-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Florida Marlins. The rest of the slate: the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Texas Rangers 10-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 7-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Montreal Expos 9-4, the New York Yankees topped the Minnesota Twins 5-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the New York Mets, 4-1, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 15, 1998 and the next, May 17, 1998. The 1998 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.