Games on June 17, 1938

The games of June 17, 1938

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on June 17, 1938. The Homestead Grays routed the Baltimore Elite Giants 14-6, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-10, the Washington Senators over the Detroit Tigers. The day's shutouts were the Boston Bees over the Chicago Cubs (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Boston Bees 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Washington Senators, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 12-10, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Philadelphia Athletics 8-1, the Washington Black Senators fell to the Newark Eagles, 8-4, and the New York Giants topped the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3. The Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Bees, and the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 16, 1938 and the next, Jun 18, 1938. The 1938 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.