Games on June 17, 1951

The games of June 17, 1951

The schedule for June 17, 1951 lists 12 games. The Chicago White Sox routed the Philadelphia Athletics 9-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Giants 11-5. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the St. Louis Browns (3-0), the Boston Braves over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0), and the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the St. Louis Browns, the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Boston Braves, and the New York Giants 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox topped the Philadelphia Athletics 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4, and the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics. 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, Jun 16, 1951 and the next, Jun 18, 1951. For the wider picture, see the 1951 season.