Games on August 17, 1934

The games of August 17, 1934

13 games were played on August 17, 1934, according to Retrosheet. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Philadelphia Phillies 12-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 9-8. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the St. Louis Browns (6-0), the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (5-0), and the Detroit Tigers over the New York Yankees (2-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Washington Senators 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Washington Senators 1-0 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the St. Louis Browns, 5-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Boston Braves, 5-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Giants, 7-3, and the New York Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, and the Chicago White Sox 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, 1934 and the next, Aug 18, 1934. The 1934 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.