Games on August 20, 1939

The games of August 20, 1939

22 games were played on August 20, 1939, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Newark Eagles' 9-0 win over the New York Cubans. The highest-scoring game ended 10-5, the Boston Red Sox over the Washington Senators. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Bears over the Toledo Crawfords (4-0), the Newark Eagles over the New York Cubans (2-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (5-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Black Yankees 4-3 over the Baltimore Elite Giants, the New York Black Yankees 2-1 over the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Toledo Crawfords 8-7 over the Cleveland Bears. Elsewhere, the Chicago American Giants beat the St. Louis Stars 6-4, the St. Louis Stars beat the Chicago American Giants 10-5, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Memphis Red Sox 3-1, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 5-1, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the New York Yankees 5-4, the New York Yankees topped the Philadelphia Athletics 5-1, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4, and the New York Giants fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2. The New York Black Yankees and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the St. Louis Stars and the Chicago American Giants, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, 1939 and the next, Aug 21, 1939. The 1939 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.