Games on May 17, 1963

The games of May 17, 1963

7 games were played on May 17, 1963, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-2 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 11-4, the Minnesota Twins over the Cleveland Indians. A shutout went on the board for the Kansas City Athletics over the Boston Red Sox (2-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Los Angeles Angels and the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Houston Colt .45's, 4-1 and the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3. 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, May 16, 1963 and the next, May 18, 1963. For the wider picture, see the 1963 season.