Games on May 11, 1958

The games of May 11, 1958

12 games were played on May 11, 1958, according to Retrosheet. The Detroit Tigers routed the Kansas City Athletics 10-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs. Shutouts: the Baltimore Orioles over the Boston Red Sox (4-0), the Washington Senators over the New York Yankees (4-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Milwaukee Braves 7-6 over the Cincinnati Redlegs, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Washington Senators, and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-4. The Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, and the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 10, 1958 and the next, May 12, 1958. The 1958 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.