Games on September 20, 1936

The games of September 20, 1936

13 games were played on September 20, 1936, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Browns' 9-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Browns beat the Chicago White Sox 8-5. The day's shutouts were the New York Giants over the Brooklyn Dodgers (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Bees 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Washington Senators, and the Philadelphia Athletics 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox. The rest of the slate: the Boston Bees topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Washington Senators, 6-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-4. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Bees, the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees, and the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics 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, Sep 19, 1936 and the next, Sep 21, 1936. For the wider picture, see the 1936 season.