Games on May 17, 1942

The games of May 17, 1942

The schedule for May 17, 1942 lists 26 games. The widest margin belonged to the Newark Eagles, 19-4 winners over the Philadelphia Stars. Shutouts: the Birmingham Black Barons over the Chicago American Giants (3-0), the Jacksonville Red Caps over the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes (1-0), and the Kansas City Monarchs over the Memphis Red Sox (7-0). One-run games: the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Washington Senators, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Baltimore Elite Giants 6-5 over the Homestead Grays. In the other games, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Chicago American Giants, 6-4, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 8-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Braves 9-3, the Jacksonville Red Caps topped the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes 6-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Washington Senators 7-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Philadelphia Athletics 4-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Philadelphia Athletics 9-3, the Homestead Grays topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 3-2, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Kansas City Monarchs 4-1, and the Philadelphia Stars beat the Newark Eagles 4-0. The Chicago American Giants and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Jacksonville Red Caps and the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 16, 1942 and the next, May 18, 1942. The 1942 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.