Games on August 20, 1941

The games of August 20, 1941

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on August 20, 1941. The Chicago White Sox routed the Philadelphia Athletics 9-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Browns beat the Boston Red Sox 11-9. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Boston Braves (2-0), the Detroit Tigers over the New York Yankees (1-0), and the Cincinnati Reds over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). The closest finishes were the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Boston Braves, and the St. Louis Browns 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox. In the other games, the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Indians 6-3, the Homestead Grays fell to the Newark Eagles, 7-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the New York Giants 9-4, and the Cincinnati Reds topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves, the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Browns each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 19, 1941 and the next, Aug 21, 1941. For the wider picture, see the 1941 season.