Games on May 2, 1958

8 games

The games of May 2, 1958

The schedule for May 2, 1958 lists 8 games. The New York Yankees routed the Kansas City Athletics 8-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Braves. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers (6-0). One-run games: the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5, the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Redlegs, 7-3. 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, May 1, 1958 and the next, May 3, 1958. For the wider picture, see the 1958 season.

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