Games on August 17, 1952

The games of August 17, 1952

On August 17, 1952, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Athletics' 12-5 win over the Washington Senators. The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-2, the St. Louis Browns beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-2, the New York Giants fell to the Boston Braves, 7-3, the New York Giants topped the Boston Braves 4-2, and the Washington Senators topped the Philadelphia Athletics 7-2. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, and the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 16, 1952 and the next, Aug 18, 1952. For the wider picture, see the 1952 season.