Games on August 20, 1933

The games of August 20, 1933

13 games were played on August 20, 1933, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 14-3 winners over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 14-6. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Brooklyn Dodgers (5-0). One-run games: the Boston Braves 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Washington Senators 2-1 over the St. Louis Browns, and the Washington Senators 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-2, the Boston Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 11-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-4, the Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Athletics 4-1, and the New York Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 6-1. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves, and the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 19, 1933 and the next, Aug 21, 1933. The 1933 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.