Games on July 20, 1947

The games of July 20, 1947

23 games were played on July 20, 1947, according to Retrosheet. The Philadelphia Stars routed the New York Black Yankees 16-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-11, the Detroit Tigers over the New York Yankees. Shutouts: the Newark Eagles over the Baltimore Elite Giants (4-0) and the Washington Senators over the Cleveland Indians (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Newark Eagles 7-6 over the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the New York Cubans 4-3 over the Homestead Grays, and the New York Cubans 7-6 over the Homestead Grays. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Braves 9-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 7-4, the Washington Senators fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-1, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Chicago American Giants 6-5, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Chicago American Giants 7-1, the Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Memphis Red Sox 5-4, the Cleveland Buckeyes topped the Memphis Red Sox 6-3, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Giants 4-1. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers played to a 3-3 tie. The Newark Eagles and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, and the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians 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, Jul 19, 1947 and the next, Jul 21, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.