Games on July 20, 1945

The games of July 20, 1945

On July 20, 1945, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Newark Eagles, 9-1 winners over the New York Cubans. The highest-scoring game ended 13-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Giants. Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Elite Giants 5-4 over the Homestead Grays, the St. Louis Browns 4-3 over the New York Yankees, the St. Louis Browns 3-2 over the New York Yankees, and the Philadelphia Athletics 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Chicago American Giants, 5-5, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 12-5, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 8-3, the Washington Senators topped the Detroit Tigers 4-3, and the Detroit Tigers fell to the Washington Senators, 3-1. The Memphis Red Sox and the Chicago American Giants played to a 5-5 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees, the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 19, 1945 and the next, Jul 21, 1945. The 1945 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.