Games on May 17, 1991

The games of May 17, 1991

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on May 17, 1991. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 8-1 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 11-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Seattle Mariners over the New York Yankees (1-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs (1-0), and the Montreal Expos over the San Francisco Giants (3-0). One-run games: the Houston Astros 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Atlanta Braves, 9-3, the Baltimore Orioles beat the California Angels 5-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3, the San Diego Padres fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the New York Mets, 4-2, and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4. 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, 1991 and the next, May 18, 1991. For the wider picture, see the 1991 season.