Games on July 17, 1909

The games of July 17, 1909

The schedule for July 17, 1909 lists 10 games. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 9-2 winners over the New York Highlanders. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the Brooklyn Superbas over the Chicago Cubs (1-0), the Chicago Cubs over the Brooklyn Superbas (4-0), and the Boston Doves over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Washington Senators 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Browns 5-4 over the Philadelphia Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Naps fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Giants 7-1, and the St. Louis Browns beat the Philadelphia Athletics 2-0. The Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Superbas and the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 16, 1909 and the next, Jul 18, 1909. The 1909 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.