Games on May 20, 1998

The games of May 20, 1998

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on May 20, 1998. The most lopsided result was the Cleveland Indians' 14-5 win over the Kansas City Royals. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 12-11. A shutout went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the Los Angeles Dodgers (5-0). One-run games: the Anaheim Angels 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Montreal Expos, and the Texas Rangers 8-7 over the Seattle Mariners. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves topped the Colorado Rockies 5-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Florida Marlins 7-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2, the New York Yankees topped the Baltimore Orioles 9-6, the New York Mets fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-6, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-5, the San Diego Padres fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the San Diego Padres, 8-3, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-1. The San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 19, 1998 and the next, May 21, 1998. The 1998 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.