Games on August 20, 1949

The games of August 20, 1949

9 games were played on August 20, 1949, according to Retrosheet. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the New York Giants 9-3, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Boston Braves over the Brooklyn Dodgers (4-0). The closest finishes were the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 7-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4, the Philadelphia Stars beat the Indianapolis Clowns 3-1, the New York Yankees topped the Philadelphia Athletics 7-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the St. Louis Browns, 5-1, and the Boston Red Sox topped the Washington Senators 7-1. 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, 1949 and the next, Aug 21, 1949. For the wider picture, see the 1949 season.