Games on May 3, 1953

The games of May 3, 1953

11 games were played on May 3, 1953, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Red Sox routed the St. Louis Browns 14-5, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the Washington Senators (7-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs (2-0). One-run games: the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the Milwaukee Braves, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Washington Senators, the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, and the St. Louis Browns 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 10-6, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 5-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, and the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies. 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, May 2, 1953 and the next, May 4, 1953. The 1953 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.