Games on August 20, 1942

The games of August 20, 1942

8 games were played on August 20, 1942, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Athletics, 9-2 winners over the Washington Senators. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 8-5. Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1 over the New York Giants and the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes 5-4 over the Chicago American Giants. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-4, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-3, and the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Washington Senators 6-1. The Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes and the Chicago American Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Washington Senators 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, 1942 and the next, Aug 21, 1942. The 1942 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.