Games on May 17, 1973

The games of May 17, 1973

On May 17, 1973, 10 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 6-1 winners over the Texas Rangers. Shutouts went on the board for the Oakland Athletics over the California Angels (4-0) and the Detroit Tigers over the Boston Red Sox (1-0). The closest finishes were the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the New York Yankees topped the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2. 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, 1973 and the next, May 18, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.