Games on August 17, 1898
5 games
- LS3 2 @ BLN 4 No box score
- CHN 2 @ BSN 6 No box score
- CIN 1 @ NY1 3 No box score
- PIT 1 @ PHI 13 No box score
- SLN 5 @ WSN 9 No box score
The games of August 17, 1898
The schedule for August 17, 1898 lists 5 games. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Washington Senators beat the St. Louis Browns 9-5. The rest of the slate: the Louisville Colonels fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2, the Boston Beaneaters beat the Chicago Orphans 6-2, and the Cincinnati Reds fell to the New York Giants, 3-1. The home team won every regular-season game on the date. 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, Aug 16, 1898 and the next, Aug 18, 1898. For the wider picture, see the 1898 season.
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