Games on May 17, 1958

The games of May 17, 1958

On May 17, 1958, 9 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-1 winners over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Runs came easiest when the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 9-4. Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Kansas City Athletics 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-4, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-3, and the Milwaukee Braves beat the Cincinnati Redlegs 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox. 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 16, 1958 and the next, May 18, 1958. For the wider picture, see the 1958 season.