Games on June 17, 1939

The games of June 17, 1939

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on June 17, 1939. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 11-2 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 15-7, the Newark Eagles over the Philadelphia Stars. Shutouts went on the board for the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs (5-0) and the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago American Giants 4-3 over the St. Louis Stars and the Washington Senators 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Bees 3-1, the Philadelphia Stars beat the Newark Eagles 9-2, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Giants, 7-5. The Newark Eagles and the Philadelphia Stars met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 16, 1939 and the next, Jun 18, 1939. The 1939 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.