Games on May 4, 1958

The games of May 4, 1958

13 games were played on May 4, 1958, according to Retrosheet. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Philadelphia Phillies 15-2, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Detroit Tigers (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Cincinnati Redlegs. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Redlegs topped the Chicago Cubs 3-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3, the Milwaukee Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2, the Washington Senators topped the Kansas City Athletics 7-3, and the Washington Senators topped the Kansas City Athletics 2-2. The Kansas City Athletics and the Washington Senators played to a 2-2 tie. The Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, and the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Chicago Cubs each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 3, 1958 and the next, May 5, 1958. The 1958 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.