Games on August 17, 1920

The games of August 17, 1920

8 games were played on August 17, 1920, according to Retrosheet. The St. Louis Browns routed the Washington Senators 7-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Washington Senators over the St. Louis Browns. Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the New York Giants 8-7 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the New York Giants. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers topped the Boston Red Sox 3-1 and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-6. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, and the St. Louis Browns and the Washington Senators. 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, 1920 and the next, Aug 18, 1920. For the wider picture, see the 1920 season.