Games on May 16, 1954

The games of May 16, 1954

16 games were played on May 16, 1954, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago Cubs routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-7, the Cleveland Indians over the Philadelphia Athletics. Shutouts: the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0) and the Cleveland Indians over the Philadelphia Athletics (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers 9-8 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Milwaukee Braves 3-2 over the New York Giants. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Redlegs 4-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Redlegs, 7-2, the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 10-5, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 3-1, the New York Giants topped the Milwaukee Braves 9-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4, and the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles, the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox. 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 15, 1954 and the next, May 17, 1954. For the wider picture, see the 1954 season.