Games on May 17, 1946

The games of May 17, 1946

The schedule for May 17, 1946 lists 7 games. The Brooklyn Dodgers routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-6, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Washington Senators (3-0). Elsewhere, the Boston Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Washington Senators, 9-4, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2. The Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, 1946 and the next, May 18, 1946. For the wider picture, see the 1946 season.