Games on July 26, 1917

The games of July 26, 1917

12 games were played on July 26, 1917, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Red Sox routed the St. Louis Browns 11-2, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Boston Braves (2-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Senators 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the New York Giants 7-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Brooklyn Robins 4-1, the Brooklyn Robins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 5-2. The St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Brooklyn Robins and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 25, 1917 and the next, Jul 27, 1917. For the wider picture, see the 1917 season.