Games on May 17, 2001

The games of May 17, 2001

15 games were played on May 17, 2001, according to Retrosheet. The San Diego Padres routed the New York Mets 15-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-7, the Texas Rangers over the Cleveland Indians. One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2, the Colorado Rockies topped the Atlanta Braves 8-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5, the Houston Astros topped the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 7-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Florida Marlins, 8-3, the Kansas City Royals topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-3, the Montreal Expos topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, and the Oakland Athletics topped the New York Yankees 8-3. 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, 2001 and the next, May 18, 2001. The 2001 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.