Games on June 17, 1942

The games of June 17, 1942

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on June 17, 1942. The most lopsided result was the Memphis Red Sox's 7-1 win over the Jacksonville Red Caps. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the New York Yankees (1-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Giants (3-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Boston Braves, the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Boston Braves 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-1, and the St. Louis Browns beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 16, 1942 and the next, Jun 18, 1942. For the wider picture, see the 1942 season.