Games on September 17, 1939

The games of September 17, 1939

Retrosheet's records show 17 games on September 17, 1939. The Baltimore Elite Giants' 7-5 win over the Homestead Grays came in the League Championship Series. The Baltimore Elite Giants' 1-1 win over the Homestead Grays came in the League Championship Series. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 18-5 winners over the Philadelphia Athletics. The closest finishes were the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Boston Bees, the New York Giants 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the New York Giants. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 11-7, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 10-4, the Boston Bees beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the New York Yankees fell to the St. Louis Browns, 8-4, the St. Louis Browns topped the New York Yankees 3-1, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-1, and the Washington Senators fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-2. The Homestead Grays and the Baltimore Elite Giants played to a 1-1 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Homestead Grays and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs. Where Retrosheet has a full box score, the game links to it. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 16, 1939 and the next, Sep 18, 1939. For the wider picture, see the 1939 season.