Games on September 17, 1938

The games of September 17, 1938

The schedule for September 17, 1938 lists 9 games. The Washington Senators routed the St. Louis Browns 11-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Washington Senators beat the St. Louis Browns 10-9. A shutout went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the New York Giants (4-0). The closest finishes were the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Boston Bees and the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 8-4, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-3, and the New York Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, and the Washington Senators and the St. Louis Browns. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 16, 1938 and the next, Sep 18, 1938. For the wider picture, see the 1938 season.