Games on August 17, 1941

The games of August 17, 1941

The schedule for August 17, 1941 lists 22 games. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Phillies' 18-2 win over the New York Giants. The day's shutouts were the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Boston Braves (3-0) and the Philadelphia Stars over the New York Black Yankees (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Newark Eagles 2-1 over the Homestead Grays, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Philadelphia Athletics. Elsewhere, the Boston Braves fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 8-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, the Newark Eagles topped the Homestead Grays 10-5, the Newark Eagles beat the Homestead Grays 5-2, the New York Black Yankees beat the Philadelphia Stars 3-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Giants 6-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves, the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, and the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 16, 1941 and the next, Aug 18, 1941. For the wider picture, see the 1941 season.