Games on June 17, 1945

The games of June 17, 1945

Retrosheet's records show 20 games on June 17, 1945. The most lopsided result was the Homestead Grays' 11-3 win over the Newark Eagles. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Giants 11-9. Shutouts went on the board for the Memphis Red Sox over the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (3-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Buckeyes 2-1 over the Chicago American Giants, the Memphis Red Sox 4-3 over the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, and the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Boston Braves fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 9-6, the Boston Braves beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-5, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, the Chicago American Giants beat the Cleveland Buckeyes 6-1, the Newark Eagles topped the Homestead Grays 10-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Giants 6-2, the Philadelphia Stars topped the New York Black Yankees 7-1, and the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 7-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves, the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, and the Chicago American Giants and the Cleveland Buckeyes. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 16, 1945 and the next, Jun 18, 1945. For the wider picture, see the 1945 season.