Games on June 17, 1944

The games of June 17, 1944

10 games were played on June 17, 1944, according to Retrosheet. The Baltimore Elite Giants routed the Philadelphia Stars 13-4, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Browns over the Detroit Tigers (5-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Giants 6-5 over the Boston Braves, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the Philadelphia Blue Jays. In the other games, the Boston Braves topped the New York Giants 5-1, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Yankees 5-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1, and the Boston Red Sox topped the Washington Senators 11-4. The New York Giants and the Boston Braves and the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, 1944 and the next, Jun 18, 1944. For the wider picture, see the 1944 season.