Games on September 17, 1931

The games of September 17, 1931

On September 17, 1931, 10 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 17-0 win over the St. Louis Browns. The day's shutouts were the Boston Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Brooklyn Robins. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Boston Red Sox, 9-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3, the St. Louis Browns fell to the New York Yankees, 6-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Braves 4-2, the New York Giants topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2, and the Washington Senators fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees, and the Boston Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 16, 1931 and the next, Sep 18, 1931. For the wider picture, see the 1931 season.