Games on August 17, 1958

The games of August 17, 1958

11 games were played on August 17, 1958, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-3 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. The highest-scoring game ended 12-7, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Washington Senators, the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Cincinnati Redlegs 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Redlegs, 7-5, the Kansas City Athletics topped the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the Milwaukee Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 4-1, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 8-6. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Redlegs, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Braves. 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, Aug 16, 1958 and the next, Aug 18, 1958. For the wider picture, see the 1958 season.