Games on July 20, 1948

11 games

The games of July 20, 1948

11 games were played on July 20, 1948, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 11-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Braves 9-6. The day's shutouts were the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs (5-0) and the Philadelphia Stars over the Newark Eagles (4-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Monarchs 7-6 over the Memphis Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the New York Yankees, and the Washington Senators 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Homestead Grays fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 9-6, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-3, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 7-5, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Philadelphia Athletics 5-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 19, 1948 and the next, Jul 21, 1948. The 1948 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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