Games on August 17, 1935

The games of August 17, 1935

16 games were played on August 17, 1935, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Browns, 7-0 winners over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the St. Louis Browns over the Boston Red Sox. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Washington Senators (5-0), the Philadelphia Stars over the Brooklyn Eagles (4-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Athletics 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Indians 8-7 over the Washington Senators, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the New York Yankees, and the New York Cubans 5-4 over the Newark Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-1, the Boston Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 8-2, the New York Giants fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-3, the Philadelphia Stars topped the Brooklyn Eagles 4-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1, and the Homestead Grays beat the Pittsburgh Crawfords 5-4. The Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, and the Brooklyn Eagles and the Philadelphia Stars each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 16, 1935 and the next, Aug 18, 1935. For the wider picture, see the 1935 season.