Games on July 17, 1955

The games of July 17, 1955

The schedule for July 17, 1955 lists 14 games. The most lopsided result was the Boston Red Sox's 6-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 12-11. The day's shutouts were the Washington Senators over the Kansas City Athletics (4-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Redlegs fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 6-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Redlegs 8-5, the Milwaukee Braves beat the New York Giants 8-7, the Milwaukee Braves topped the New York Giants 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 8-6, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-8. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, and the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 16, 1955 and the next, Jul 18, 1955. For the wider picture, see the 1955 season.