Games on July 17, 1960

The games of July 17, 1960

13 games were played on July 17, 1960, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 14-2 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. Shutouts went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (6-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the New York Yankees, and the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Washington Senators topped the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 12-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Kansas City Athletics 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 7-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4, and the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, and the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 16, 1960 and the next, Jul 18, 1960. The 1960 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.