Games on April 17, 1977

The games of April 17, 1977

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on April 17, 1977. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 10-2 win over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Seattle Mariners beat the California Angels 11-7. Shutouts: the Milwaukee Brewers over the New York Yankees (2-0), the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs (6-0), and the Baltimore Orioles over the Texas Rangers (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Houston Astros, the Kansas City Royals 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Boston Red Sox 10-5, the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-1. The Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians and the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 16, 1977 and the next, Apr 18, 1977. For the wider picture, see the 1977 season.