Games on May 17, 1947

The games of May 17, 1947

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on May 17, 1947. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Brooklyn Dodgers (4-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Boston Braves 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Browns topped the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the New York Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3, and the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Indians 2-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees. 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, 1947 and the next, May 18, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.