Games on May 23, 1953
8 games
- MLN 5 @ CHN 3 No box score
- SLA 1 @ CLE 5 No box score
- CHA 4 @ DET 2 No box score
- BOS 2 @ NYA 3 No box score
- BRO 2 @ PHI 0 No box score
- NY1 4 @ PIT 8 No box score
- CIN 6 @ SLN 0 No box score
- PHA 8 @ WS1 6 No box score
The games of May 23, 1953
On May 23, 1953, 8 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-0 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Philadelphia Athletics over the Washington Senators. Shutouts: the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). One-run games: the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 5-3, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2, and the New York Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-4. 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 22, 1953 and the next, May 24, 1953. For the wider picture, see the 1953 season.
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