Games on May 17, 1972

The games of May 17, 1972

12 games were played on May 17, 1972, according to Retrosheet. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the St. Louis Cardinals 12-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-2, the New York Mets over the Montreal Expos. Shutouts went on the board for the Oakland Athletics over the California Angels (4-0), the Houston Astros over the Atlanta Braves (9-0), and the San Diego Padres over the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the New York Yankees, the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 8-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1, and the Boston Red Sox fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 16, 1972 and the next, May 18, 1972. The 1972 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.