Games on September 20, 1926

The games of September 20, 1926

The schedule for September 20, 1926 lists 13 games. The day's League Championship Series game went to the Kansas City Monarchs, 5-0 over the Chicago American Giants. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Athletics, 8-0 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The day's shutouts were the Boston Braves over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Braves 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the New York Giants. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 7-3, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-2, the New York Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, the Washington Senators topped the St. Louis Browns 7-4, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Washington Senators, 8-2. The Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves, the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. Where Retrosheet has a full box score, the game links to it. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 19, 1926 and the next, Sep 21, 1926. For the wider picture, see the 1926 season.