Games on April 17, 1917

6 games

The games of April 17, 1917

On April 17, 1917, 6 games went into the books. The New York Giants routed the Brooklyn Robins 8-3, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the St. Louis Browns over the Cleveland Indians (4-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2 and the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 3-1. 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, Apr 16, 1917 and the next, Apr 18, 1917. For the wider picture, see the 1917 season.

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