Games on August 17, 1901

The games of August 17, 1901

12 games were played on August 17, 1901, according to Retrosheet. The Brooklyn Superbas routed the New York Giants 6-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the Boston Beaneaters (2-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0), and the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators (2-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Cleveland Blues and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Boston Beaneaters. The rest of the slate: the Boston Americans topped the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Brooklyn Superbas topped the New York Giants 4-2, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4, the Chicago Orphans beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3, and the Detroit Tigers fell to the Washington Senators, 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Brooklyn Superbas and the New York Giants, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Boston Beaneaters and the Philadelphia Phillies. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 16, 1901 and the next, Aug 18, 1901. The 1901 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.