Games on July 17, 1938

The games of July 17, 1938

The schedule for July 17, 1938 lists 21 games. The New York Yankees routed the Detroit Tigers 16-3, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Elite Giants over the Pittsburgh Crawfords (4-0), the Kansas City Monarchs over the Chicago American Giants (1-0), and the Chicago Cubs over the Boston Bees (4-0). One-run games: the New York Black Yankees 1-0 over the Homestead Grays, the Indianapolis ABC's 5-4 over the Atlanta Black Crackers, the Cleveland Indians 7-6 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the New York Giants 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Crawfords, 8-5, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Boston Red Sox, 11-5, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Boston Red Sox, 14-4, the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Bees 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-3, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4, the Homestead Grays beat the New York Black Yankees 11-2, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Jacksonville Red Caps 11-7, the Jacksonville Red Caps beat the Memphis Red Sox 4-2, and the Newark Eagles topped the Philadelphia Stars 7-5. The New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates played to a 7-7 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Crawfords and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, and the Boston Bees and the Chicago Cubs. 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, Jul 16, 1938 and the next, Jul 18, 1938. For the wider picture, see the 1938 season.