Games on June 17, 1953

The games of June 17, 1953

The schedule for June 17, 1953 lists 8 games. The Boston Red Sox routed the Detroit Tigers 17-1, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Washington Senators over the Chicago White Sox (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the New York Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 9-6, the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 5-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Philadelphia Athletics 9-6, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 9-3. 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, Jun 16, 1953 and the next, Jun 18, 1953. For the wider picture, see the 1953 season.