Games on May 1, 1953

The games of May 1, 1953

8 games were played on May 1, 1953, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Red Sox routed the Cleveland Indians 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the New York Yankees, the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the New York Giants, and the Washington Senators 6-5 over the St. Louis Browns. In the other games, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 5-2, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 30, 1953 and the next, May 2, 1953. For the wider picture, see the 1953 season.