Games on September 3, 1917

The games of September 3, 1917

The schedule for September 3, 1917 lists 16 games. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-0 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 14-8. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox (1-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the Brooklyn Robins (5-0), and the New York Giants over the Boston Braves (7-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 7-6 over the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 4-1, the Brooklyn Robins fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 7-5, the Cleveland Indians beat the St. Louis Browns 9-3, the Boston Braves topped the New York Giants 6-2, the Washington Senators fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 7-4, the Washington Senators fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 9-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, and the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-0. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Robins, and the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox 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, Sep 2, 1917 and the next, Sep 4, 1917. The 1917 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.