Games on June 20, 1917

The games of June 20, 1917

11 games were played on June 20, 1917, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-2 winners over the Brooklyn Robins. A shutout went on the board for the New York Giants over the Boston Braves (1-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, the St. Louis Browns 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, and the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox. Elsewhere, the Boston Braves beat the New York Giants 7-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 3-1, the Brooklyn Robins fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-4, and the Washington Senators topped the Philadelphia Athletics 5-3. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals played to a 4-4 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, and the Brooklyn Robins and the Philadelphia Phillies. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 19, 1917 and the next, Jun 21, 1917. The 1917 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.