Games on August 20, 1940

The games of August 20, 1940

On August 20, 1940, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Newark Eagles, 12-2 winners over the Philadelphia Stars. The highest-scoring game ended 11-6, the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Brooklyn Dodgers (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the New York Giants, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 4-2, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Boston Bees 6-3, and the St. Louis Browns topped the Washington Senators 6-3. The Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals 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, 1940 and the next, Aug 21, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.