Games on August 17, 1955

6 games

The games of August 17, 1955

Retrosheet's records show 6 games on August 17, 1955. The most lopsided result was the Milwaukee Braves' 11-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Cincinnati Redlegs. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-5, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the New York Giants, 5-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 16, 1955 and the next, Aug 18, 1955. For the wider picture, see the 1955 season.

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