Games on May 5, 2004

The games of May 5, 2004

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on May 5, 2004. The widest margin belonged to the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-3 winners over the Kansas City Royals. The highest-scoring game ended 9-5, the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians. Shutouts went on the board for the San Diego Padres over the Atlanta Braves (2-0), the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Chicago Cubs (2-0), and the Florida Marlins over the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels topped the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2, the Colorado Rockies beat the Montreal Expos 2-0, the New York Mets topped the San Francisco Giants 8-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1, and the Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 4, 2004 and the next, May 6, 2004. The 2004 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.