Games on July 4, 1917

The games of July 4, 1917

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on July 4, 1917. The most lopsided result was the New York Giants' 8-0 win over the Brooklyn Robins. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 13-10. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs (2-0) and the Cleveland Indians over the St. Louis Browns (2-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Washington Senators 5-4 over the New York Yankees, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox topped the Philadelphia Athletics 6-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Philadelphia Athletics 6-2, the New York Giants topped the Brooklyn Robins 9-2, the Washington Senators topped the New York Yankees 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Boston Braves 5-3, the Boston Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, and the Cleveland Indians beat the St. Louis Browns 5-2. The Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Robins, and the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs 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, Jul 3, 1917 and the next, Jul 5, 1917. For the wider picture, see the 1917 season.