Games on May 17, 1964

The games of May 17, 1964

The schedule for May 17, 1964 lists 17 games. The New York Yankees routed the Kansas City Athletics 8-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-9, the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Athletics. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the Houston Colt .45's (2-0), the San Francisco Giants over the New York Mets (6-0), and the San Francisco Giants over the New York Mets (1-0). One-run games: the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Los Angeles Angels topped the Baltimore Orioles 9-4, the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 3-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Milwaukee Braves 7-3, and the Milwaukee Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2. The Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, and the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 16, 1964 and the next, May 18, 1964. The 1964 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.