Games on May 17, 1944

The games of May 17, 1944

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on May 17, 1944. The highest-scoring game ended 12-8, the St. Louis Browns over the Boston Red Sox. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the New York Yankees (4-0). The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Philadelphia Blue Jays, the Newark Eagles 3-2 over the New York Cubans, and the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Browns fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Giants, 10-6, the Chicago American Giants topped the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 9-5, the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 6-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-5, the Boston Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1, and the Cleveland Indians topped the Washington Senators 4-2. The St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 16, 1944 and the next, May 18, 1944. For the wider picture, see the 1944 season.