Games on May 20, 1950

The games of May 20, 1950

On May 20, 1950, 10 games went into the books. The New York Giants routed the Cincinnati Reds 8-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox. A shutout went on the board for the St. Louis Browns over the Washington Senators (3-0). One-run games: the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the New York Giants 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Boston Braves 7-4, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-3, and the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 19, 1950 and the next, May 21, 1950. For the wider picture, see the 1950 season.