Games on May 17, 1929

8 games

The games of May 17, 1929

8 games were played on May 17, 1929, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Chicago Cubs' 9-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Runs came easiest when the Brooklyn Robins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 14-13. One-run games: the St. Louis Browns 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the New York Giants beat the Boston Braves 9-5, the Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 6-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 5-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-2, and the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Washington Senators 4-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 16, 1929 and the next, May 18, 1929. The 1929 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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