Games on August 17, 1909

6 games

The games of August 17, 1909

On August 17, 1909, 6 games went into the books. The highest-scoring game ended 11-8, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0) and the Washington Senators over the Philadelphia Athletics (1-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Naps 2-1 over the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Naps beat the St. Louis Browns 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Naps. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 16, 1909 and the next, Aug 18, 1909. For the wider picture, see the 1909 season.

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