Games on May 9, 1953

The games of May 9, 1953

On May 9, 1953, 10 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 12-3 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Braves (2-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Giants (2-0), and the Washington Senators over the Philadelphia Athletics (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the St. Louis Browns. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-4, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, and the New York Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 8, 1953 and the next, May 10, 1953. For the wider picture, see the 1953 season.