Games on August 17, 2004

The games of August 17, 2004

On August 17, 2004, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Seattle Mariners' 16-3 win over the Kansas City Royals. The highest-scoring game ended 16-4, the Texas Rangers over the Cleveland Indians. Shutouts: the Oakland Athletics over the Baltimore Orioles (11-0) and the Houston Astros over the Philadelphia Phillies (5-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays and the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the Montreal Expos. The rest of the slate: the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 11-8, the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets 6-4, the Florida Marlins fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Chicago Cubs 3-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Minnesota Twins, 8-2, the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 11-6, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-2, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Anaheim Angels 8-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 16, 2004 and the next, Aug 18, 2004. The 2004 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.