Games on May 9, 1958

The games of May 9, 1958

8 games were played on May 9, 1958, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 13-5 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians (5-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). The closest finishes were the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-1, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Cincinnati Redlegs 5-3, the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 9-5, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-3. 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, 1958 and the next, May 10, 1958. For the wider picture, see the 1958 season.