Games on July 20, 1916

The games of July 20, 1916

10 games were played on July 20, 1916, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-0 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the New York Giants (1-0) and the Philadelphia Athletics over the Cleveland Indians (2-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Washington Senators 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Washington Senators 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-3, the St. Louis Browns topped the New York Yankees 4-2, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Boston Braves 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds, the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Senators. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 19, 1916 and the next, Jul 21, 1916. For the wider picture, see the 1916 season.