Games on August 14, 1917

The games of August 14, 1917

On August 14, 1917, 10 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Washington Senators' 10-1 win over the New York Yankees. Shutouts went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (2-0) and the Washington Senators over the New York Yankees (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Braves 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the New York Giants 5-4 over the Brooklyn Robins. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the St. Louis Browns, 6-4, the New York Giants fell to the Brooklyn Robins, 3-1, and the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox 3-1. The Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, the Brooklyn Robins and the New York Giants, and the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators 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, Aug 13, 1917 and the next, Aug 15, 1917. The 1917 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.