Games on April 21, 1917

The games of April 21, 1917

The schedule for April 21, 1917 lists 8 games. The Washington Senators routed the Philadelphia Athletics 11-6, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the St. Louis Browns (2-0) and the New York Giants over the Boston Braves (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 6-4 and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Brooklyn Robins, 4-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 20, 1917 and the next, Apr 22, 1917. For the wider picture, see the 1917 season.