Games on April 17, 1963

The games of April 17, 1963

8 games were played on April 17, 1963, according to Retrosheet. The Cincinnati Reds routed the New York Mets 5-0, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs (1-0) and the Los Angeles Angels over the Minnesota Twins (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, the Milwaukee Braves 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Houston Colt .45's 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 4-2 and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 16, 1963 and the next, Apr 18, 1963. The 1963 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.