Games on May 17, 1985

The games of May 17, 1985

The schedule for May 17, 1985 lists 13 games. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 10-2 winners over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-5. Shutouts: the New York Yankees over the California Angels (6-0), the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (5-0), and the Kansas City Royals over the Milwaukee Brewers (3-0). One-run games: the Minnesota Twins 7-6 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the San Diego Padres, and the New York Mets 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs topped the Atlanta Braves 7-5, the Texas Rangers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Houston Astros 8-6, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 11-3. 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, 1985 and the next, May 18, 1985. For the wider picture, see the 1985 season.