Games on July 17, 1920

The games of July 17, 1920

The schedule for July 17, 1920 lists 12 games. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 20-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Braves over the Chicago Cubs (1-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Giants (2-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Robins 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Browns 3-2 over the Philadelphia Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-2, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 3-1, the New York Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, the Washington Senators fell to the Detroit Tigers, 10-1, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics, and the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 16, 1920 and the next, Jul 18, 1920. For the wider picture, see the 1920 season.