Games on July 20, 1918

The games of July 20, 1918

On July 20, 1918, 11 games went into the books. The Cleveland Indians routed the Philadelphia Athletics 9-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-4, the Philadelphia Athletics over the Cleveland Indians. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-1, the Brooklyn Robins beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4, the Boston Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3, the New York Yankees fell to the St. Louis Browns, 5-2, the New York Yankees topped the St. Louis Browns 5-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Giants, 6-4, and the Washington Senators beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1. The St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees, the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, 1918 and the next, Jul 21, 1918. For the wider picture, see the 1918 season.