Games on July 17, 1939

10 games

The games of July 17, 1939

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on July 17, 1939. The Memphis Red Sox routed the St. Louis Stars 21-5, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Boston Bees (4-0) and the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (3-0). The closest finishes were the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the New York Giants. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Chicago Cubs, 11-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Boston Red Sox 13-6, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Chicago American Giants 11-7, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-4, and the Philadelphia Athletics topped the St. Louis Browns 11-8. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago American Giants and the Kansas City Monarchs. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 16, 1939 and the next, Jul 18, 1939. The 1939 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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