Games on August 20, 1929

The games of August 20, 1929

The schedule for August 20, 1929 lists 10 games. The highest-scoring game ended 12-8, the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers. Shutouts: the Brooklyn Robins over the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the New York Giants (1-0). Decided by a single run were the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Brooklyn Robins, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Browns 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Braves 6-2, the Washington Senators topped the Cleveland Indians 6-2, the New York Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 4-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-6. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Robins and the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants. 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 19, 1929 and the next, Aug 21, 1929. For the wider picture, see the 1929 season.