Games on May 20, 1953

8 games

The games of May 20, 1953

Retrosheet's records show 8 games on May 20, 1953. The New York Giants routed the Chicago Cubs 16-6, the widest margin of the day. Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the St. Louis Browns, the New York Yankees 9-8 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Philadelphia Athletics 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 14-5, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 7-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-6, and the Cleveland Indians fell to the Washington Senators, 8-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 19, 1953 and the next, May 21, 1953. For the wider picture, see the 1953 season.

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