Games on August 17, 1947

The games of August 17, 1947

23 games were played on August 17, 1947, according to Retrosheet. The Philadelphia Stars routed the Baltimore Elite Giants 12-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Memphis Red Sox 10-4. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers (1-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs (2-0), and the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Elite Giants 5-4 over the Philadelphia Stars, the Boston Braves 2-1 over the New York Giants, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Homestead Grays 6-5 over the New York Cubans. The rest of the slate: the Boston Braves beat the New York Giants 3-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 11-3, the Indianapolis Clowns beat the Kansas City Monarchs 8-4, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Indianapolis Clowns 5-2, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 6-4, the Newark Eagles beat the New York Black Yankees 6-1, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Newark Eagles, 7-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-0, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 7-5, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Stars and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, and the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 16, 1947 and the next, Aug 18, 1947. The 1947 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.