Games on July 17, 1947

The games of July 17, 1947

The schedule for July 17, 1947 lists 11 games. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Athletics, 16-2 winners over the St. Louis Browns. The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Washington Senators and the Newark Eagles 2-1 over the Cleveland Buckeyes. Elsewhere, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-1, the Boston Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 7-2, the Washington Senators fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-5, and the Chicago American Giants topped the Indianapolis Clowns 6-2. The Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, and the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers 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, Jul 16, 1947 and the next, Jul 18, 1947. The 1947 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.