Games on August 17, 1911

The games of August 17, 1911

The schedule for August 17, 1911 lists 10 games. The most lopsided result was the New York Giants' 15-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Runs came easiest when the Boston Rustlers beat the Chicago Cubs 12-8. Shutouts went on the board for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies (7-0) and the Washington Senators over the St. Louis Browns (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-7 over the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. In the other games, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 5-1, the New York Highlanders topped the Cleveland Naps 6-2, and the New York Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 16, 1911 and the next, Aug 18, 1911. For the wider picture, see the 1911 season.