Games on August 17, 1918

The games of August 17, 1918

14 games were played on August 17, 1918, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 7-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies (3-0), the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0), and the Brooklyn Robins over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the New York Giants, the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Brooklyn Robins, and the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Boston Braves. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 7-4, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3, the Boston Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0, the St. Louis Browns beat the Washington Senators 3-0, and the St. Louis Browns topped the Washington Senators 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees, and the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 16, 1918 and the next, Aug 18, 1918. For the wider picture, see the 1918 season.