Games on May 17, 1949
11 games
- CHA 3 @ BOS 4 No box score
- BRO 8 @ CHN 5 No box score
- BSN 4 @ CIN 5 No box score
- BIR 3 @ IN9 8 No box score
- NY6 12 @ LCB 4 No box score
- CAG 5 @ MEM 6 No box score
- CLE 3 @ NYA 4 No box score
- SLA 2 @ PHA 9 No box score
- NY1 2 @ PIT 3 No box score
- PHI 5 @ SLN 4 No box score
- DET 4 @ WS1 2 No box score
The games of May 17, 1949
11 games were played on May 17, 1949, according to Retrosheet. The New York Cubans routed the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes 12-4, the widest margin of the day. One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Boston Braves, the Memphis Red Sox 6-5 over the Chicago American Giants, and the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 8-5, the Indianapolis Clowns beat the Birmingham Black Barons 8-3, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 9-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Giants 3-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 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, 1949 and the next, May 18, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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