Games on May 26, 2001

The games of May 26, 2001

On May 26, 2001, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 8-0 win over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 12-5, the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians. Shutouts: the Toronto Blue Jays over the Boston Red Sox (5-0). One-run games: the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins and the Minnesota Twins 7-6 over the Oakland Athletics. In the other games, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Atlanta Braves, 9-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Seattle Mariners, 7-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Houston Astros 7-2, the Florida Marlins beat the New York Mets 7-3, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the San Diego Padres 3-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Colorado Rockies, 10-4, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Anaheim Angels, 10-4. The Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 25, 2001 and the next, May 27, 2001. The 2001 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.