Games on September 17, 1944

The games of September 17, 1944

On September 17, 1944, 16 games went into the books. The Homestead Grays' 8-3 win over the Birmingham Black Barons came in the championship series. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Blue Jays' 7-0 win over the New York Giants. Runs came easiest when the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Braves over the Brooklyn Dodgers (3-0) and the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 over the Boston Braves, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Philadelphia Athletics 5-4 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 7-2, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the New York Yankees 2-1, the New York Giants fell to the Philadelphia Blue Jays, 5-4, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the St. Louis Browns, 5-1, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-2. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, and the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. Full box scores are linked for the games marked with one; the rest show the final score only. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 16, 1944 and the next, Sep 18, 1944. For the wider picture, see the 1944 season.