Games on August 17, 1916

The games of August 17, 1916

8 games were played on August 17, 1916, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago White Sox routed the Boston Red Sox 7-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 11-6. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the New York Giants (1-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns, and the St. Louis Browns 3-2 over the Philadelphia Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Robins topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 and the Washington Senators fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-4. The St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators 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, Aug 16, 1916 and the next, Aug 18, 1916. For the wider picture, see the 1916 season.