Games on August 20, 1912

The games of August 20, 1912

14 games were played on August 20, 1912, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago Cubs routed the Philadelphia Phillies 13-3, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Boston Braves (4-0) and the Washington Senators over the Cleveland Naps (2-0). One-run games: the St. Louis Browns 4-3 over the New York Highlanders, the New York Highlanders 2-1 over the St. Louis Browns, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1, the Boston Braves topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Philadelphia Athletics 6-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1, the New York Giants topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1, and the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Naps 4-2. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, the Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, and the St. Louis Browns and the New York Highlanders each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 19, 1912 and the next, Aug 21, 1912. For the wider picture, see the 1912 season.