Games on June 17, 1949

The games of June 17, 1949

The schedule for June 17, 1949 lists 9 games. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the St. Louis Cardinals 8-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-8, the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox. The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Memphis Red Sox 3-2 over the Houston Eagles, and the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 over the St. Louis Browns. Elsewhere, the Boston Braves fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 10-4, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Giants 6-4. The Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 16, 1949 and the next, Jun 18, 1949. For the wider picture, see the 1949 season.