Games on May 17, 1988

The games of May 17, 1988

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on May 17, 1988. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the San Francisco Giants 8-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-7, the Oakland Athletics over the Boston Red Sox. Shutouts went on the board for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (3-0) and the New York Mets over the San Diego Padres (1-0). The closest finishes were the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Montreal Expos 6-5 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Texas Rangers 7-6 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 6-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4, and the Seattle Mariners topped the New York Yankees 6-2. 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, 1988 and the next, May 18, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.