Games on May 20, 1951

The games of May 20, 1951

On May 20, 1951, 12 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Phillies' 17-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 14-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds. Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Boston Braves, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Boston Braves, the Philadelphia Athletics 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, and the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7 over the New York Giants. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 10-3, the St. Louis Browns fell to the New York Yankees, 7-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Philadelphia Athletics 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-4, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Washington Senators 5-4. The Boston Braves and the Chicago Cubs, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 19, 1951 and the next, May 21, 1951. For the wider picture, see the 1951 season.