Games on May 17, 1986

The games of May 17, 1986

On May 17, 1986, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-2 winners over the Oakland Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 12-7, the San Francisco Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Kansas City Royals. In the other games, the Texas Rangers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the California Angels 10-4, the Houston Astros topped the Chicago Cubs 5-1, the New York Mets fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Minnesota Twins 4-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the New York Yankees, 11-6, the San Diego Padres topped the Montreal Expos 5-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 11-5. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 16, 1986 and the next, May 18, 1986. The 1986 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.