Games on August 17, 1974

The games of August 17, 1974

12 games were played on August 17, 1974, according to Retrosheet. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Atlanta Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies. A shutout went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the Texas Rangers (4-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the Houston Astros, and the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-4, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the California Angels 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 6-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-3. 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, Aug 16, 1974 and the next, Aug 18, 1974. For the wider picture, see the 1974 season.