Games on May 17, 1928

6 games

The games of May 17, 1928

On May 17, 1928, 6 games went into the books. The Cleveland Indians routed the Washington Senators 8-3, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the Boston Braves (2-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Philadelphia Athletics. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 and the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Brooklyn Robins, 4-2. 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 16, 1928 and the next, May 18, 1928. The 1928 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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