Games on August 20, 1898

The games of August 20, 1898

The schedule for August 20, 1898 lists 7 games. A shutout went on the board for the Philadelphia Phillies over the Louisville Colonels (2-0). One-run games: the Boston Beaneaters 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Chicago Orphans 2-1 over the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, and the New York Giants 4-3 over the Cleveland Spiders. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the St. Louis Browns 3-1, the Washington Senators beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Washington Senators, 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Senators. The home team won every regular-season game on the date. 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 19, 1898 and the next, Aug 21, 1898. For the wider picture, see the 1898 season.