May 1
Chicago White Sox beat New York Yankees 6–5 at Chicago under the lights, 23,901 watching. 8 games played.
The 1953 season
May
30 days · 217 games
No games May 7.
Every day of May
May 2
Chicago White Sox beat New York Yankees 8–7 at Chicago, 11,907 watching. 5 games played.
May 3
New York Yankees beat Detroit Tigers 6–5 at Detroit, 29,462 watching. 11 games played.
May 4
St. Louis Cardinals beat Pittsburgh Pirates 5–0 at Pittsburgh under the lights, 18,778 watching. 6 games played.
May 5
New York Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 11–1 at Cleveland under the lights, 28,383 watching. 4 games played.
May 6
Brooklyn Dodgers beat St. Louis Cardinals 7–3 at Brooklyn under the lights, 18,178 watching. 5 games played.
May 8
Boston Red Sox beat New York Yankees 2–1 at Boston under the lights, 33,055 watching. 6 games played.
May 9
New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 6–4 at Boston, 26,065 watching. 10 games played.
May 10
Milwaukee Braves beat Chicago Cubs 4–1 at Milwaukee, 33,721 watching. 13 games played.
May 11
Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians 2–1 at Cleveland under the lights, 13,701 watching. 1 game played.
May 12
New York Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 7–0 at New York under the lights, 55,459 watching. 7 games played.
May 13
New York Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 9–4 at New York, 14,038 watching. 4 games played.
May 14
St. Louis Cardinals beat Brooklyn Dodgers 8–3 at St. Louis under the lights, 17,653 watching. 6 games played.
May 15
St. Louis Cardinals beat Brooklyn Dodgers 9–3 at St. Louis, 11,536 watching. 6 games played.
May 16
Philadelphia Phillies beat Milwaukee Braves 3–0 at Milwaukee, 23,578 watching. 7 games played.
May 17
New York Yankees beat St. Louis Browns 6–5 at New York, 42,596 watching. 9 games played.
May 18
Milwaukee Braves beat Philadelphia Phillies 4–0 at Milwaukee under the lights, 22,237 watching. 6 games played.
May 19
Brooklyn Dodgers beat Milwaukee Braves 4–1 at Milwaukee under the lights, 36,439 watching. 7 games played.
May 20
Brooklyn Dodgers beat Milwaukee Braves 7–2 at Milwaukee, 23,450 watching. 8 games played.
May 21
New York Giants beat Brooklyn Dodgers 7–2 at New York under the lights, 46,778 watching. 5 games played.
May 22
Detroit Tigers beat Chicago White Sox 7–0 at Detroit under the lights, 19,152 watching. 6 games played.
May 23
Brooklyn Dodgers beat Philadelphia Phillies 2–0 at Philadelphia under the lights, 31,532 watching. 8 games played.
May 24
New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 8–4 at New York, 47,165 watching. 10 games played.
May 25
Boston Red Sox beat New York Yankees 14–10 at New York under the lights, 28,371 watching. 8 games played.
May 26
Chicago Cubs beat St. Louis Cardinals 3–2 at Chicago, 12,100 watching. 5 games played.
May 27
Milwaukee Braves beat Chicago Cubs 9–4 at Milwaukee under the lights, 30,936 watching. 9 games played.
May 28
Brooklyn Dodgers beat New York Giants 7–6 at Brooklyn, 11,219 watching. 6 games played.
May 29
Cleveland Indians beat Chicago White Sox 2–1 at Chicago under the lights, 42,779 watching. 8 games played.
May 30
Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians 6–5 at Chicago, 41,971 watching. 12 games played.
May 31
Washington Senators beat Boston Red Sox 4–0 at Boston, 29,590 watching. 11 games played.
The race
National Brooklyn Dodgers 10–5 by ½ → 27–14 by ½
American New York Yankees 11–4 by 1½ → 27–11 by 4½