Games on May 24, 2005

The games of May 24, 2005

On May 24, 2005, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 12-3 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 9-6. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the New York Mets (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Anaheim Angels, the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Washington Nationals, and the Florida Marlins 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the San Diego Padres topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5, the Chicago Cubs topped the Houston Astros 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-1, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 5-4, and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3. 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 23, 2005 and the next, May 25, 2005. The 2005 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.