Games on May 31, 2005

The games of May 31, 2005

15 games were played on May 31, 2005, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 10-1 winners over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Toronto Blue Jays over the Seattle Mariners. Shutouts: the Arizona Diamondbacks over the New York Mets (7-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Anaheim Angels, the Colorado Rockies 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-1, the Texas Rangers topped the Detroit Tigers 8-2, the Kansas City Royals topped the New York Yankees 5-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Florida Marlins 5-4, the San Diego Padres topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4, and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 30, 2005 and the next, Jun 1, 2005. The 2005 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.