Games on August 17, 2009

9 games

The games of August 17, 2009

On August 17, 2009, 9 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the San Francisco Giants' 10-1 win over the New York Mets. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 8-7. A shutout went on the board for the Oakland Athletics over the New York Yankees (3-0). One-run games: the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4, the Anaheim Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-5, the San Diego Padres topped the Chicago Cubs 4-1, and the Texas Rangers topped the Minnesota Twins 8-5. 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, 2009 and the next, Aug 18, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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