Games on May 16, 2006

The games of May 16, 2006

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on May 16, 2006. The San Francisco Giants routed the Houston Astros 14-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 14-13, the New York Yankees over the Texas Rangers. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Washington Nationals (4-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Florida Marlins, the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Anaheim Angels, 8-3, the San Diego Padres fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Kansas City Royals 6-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Colorado Rockies, 5-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-4, the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 12-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-3, the New York Mets topped the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Chicago White Sox 10-7. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 15, 2006 and the next, May 17, 2006. The 2006 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.