Games on May 17, 1996

13 games

The games of May 17, 1996

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on May 17, 1996. The most lopsided result was the Milwaukee Brewers' 12-1 win over the Minnesota Twins. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 14-13. One-run games: the Colorado Rockies 12-11 over the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Montreal Expos. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Atlanta Braves, 8-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the Florida Marlins 3-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Texas Rangers 12-10, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 11-6, the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Kansas City Royals, 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3, and the New York Yankees beat the California Angels 8-5. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 16, 1996 and the next, May 18, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.

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