Games on September 22, 1917

The games of September 22, 1917

On September 22, 1917, 12 games went into the books. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Browns over the New York Yankees (3-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Philadelphia Athletics (3-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Giants (1-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the New York Giants 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Brooklyn Robins 4-2, the St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 4-2, the Boston Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 0-0, and the Detroit Tigers topped the Washington Senators 4-0. The Boston Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals played to a 0-0 tie. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees, and the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics 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 21, 1917 and the next, Sep 23, 1917. For the wider picture, see the 1917 season.