Games on May 12, 1917

The games of May 12, 1917

The schedule for May 12, 1917 lists 7 games. The Boston Red Sox routed the Detroit Tigers 8-0, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the Brooklyn Robins (1-0) and the St. Louis Browns over the Philadelphia Athletics (4-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the New York Yankees. Elsewhere, the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the New York Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 11, 1917 and the next, May 13, 1917. For the wider picture, see the 1917 season.