Games on May 17, 1989

The games of May 17, 1989

13 games were played on May 17, 1989, according to Retrosheet. The San Francisco Giants routed the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers. The day's shutouts were the California Angels over the Boston Red Sox (5-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the Atlanta Braves (4-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, and the San Diego Padres 6-5 over the Montreal Expos. Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 4-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 8-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Seattle Mariners 9-6, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Texas Rangers 8-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 16, 1989 and the next, May 18, 1989. The 1989 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.