Games on July 17, 1949

The games of July 17, 1949

On July 17, 1949, 20 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 10-1 win over the New York Giants. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Browns beat the Washington Senators 15-8. Shutouts went on the board for the Philadelphia Stars over the Birmingham Black Barons (2-0) and the Detroit Tigers over the Philadelphia Athletics (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Birmingham Black Barons 3-2 over the Philadelphia Stars, the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Boston Braves 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Boston Braves. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 2-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 7-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Boston Red Sox, 2-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Philadelphia Athletics 5-4, the Indianapolis Clowns topped the Houston Eagles 10-7, the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 5-4, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Kansas City Monarchs 8-6, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes 4-2, and the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 2-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Stars and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves, and the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox. 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, 1949 and the next, Jul 18, 1949. For the wider picture, see the 1949 season.