Games on August 31, 1917

The games of August 31, 1917

The schedule for August 31, 1917 lists 12 games. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 8-2 winners over the St. Louis Browns. The highest-scoring game ended 8-8, the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers (1-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Robins 5-4 over the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Boston Braves. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-2, the New York Giants fell to the Brooklyn Robins, 1-1, the Washington Senators beat the New York Yankees 4-1, and the New York Yankees fell to the Washington Senators, 6-3. The New York Giants and the Brooklyn Robins played to a 1-1 tie. The Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Robins, and the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Aug 30, 1917 and the next, Sep 1, 1917. For the wider picture, see the 1917 season.