Games on August 17, 1945

8 games

The games of August 17, 1945

Retrosheet's records show 8 games on August 17, 1945. The Newark Eagles routed the Homestead Grays 26-6, the widest margin of the day. Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the New York Giants 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Philadelphia Athletics 6-4, the Washington Senators beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1, and the New York Yankees fell to the St. Louis Browns, 4-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 16, 1945 and the next, Aug 18, 1945. The 1945 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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