Games on August 17, 1954

10 games

The games of August 17, 1954

The schedule for August 17, 1954 lists 10 games. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 11-1 win over the Philadelphia Athletics. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Redlegs (5-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, the Cincinnati Redlegs fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-1, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1, the New York Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles and the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Chicago Cubs. 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, 1954 and the next, Aug 18, 1954. For the wider picture, see the 1954 season.

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