Games on August 9, 1920

10 games

The games of August 9, 1920

On August 9, 1920, 10 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the New York Giants' 9-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 12-10, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies. Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Robins 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Washington Senators, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Washington Senators, and the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the St. Louis Browns. The rest of the slate: the Boston Braves fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 10-5, the Boston Braves fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-2, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 6-3, and the Detroit Tigers topped the Philadelphia Athletics 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves and the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 8, 1920 and the next, Aug 10, 1920. For the wider picture, see the 1920 season.

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