Games on May 17, 1918

The games of May 17, 1918

8 games were played on May 17, 1918, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Braves routed the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 11-8. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0) and the Washington Senators over the Chicago White Sox (1-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Philadelphia Athletics. In the other games, the New York Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-1, the New York Yankees topped the St. Louis Browns 4-2, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Brooklyn Robins, 7-4. 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 16, 1918 and the next, May 18, 1918. For the wider picture, see the 1918 season.