Games on September 20, 1953

The games of September 20, 1953

13 games were played on September 20, 1953, according to Retrosheet. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Chicago Cubs 11-6, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Washington Senators 13-9. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the St. Louis Browns (4-0) and the Milwaukee Braves over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0). One-run games: the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 10-8, the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 5-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 8-6, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Braves 5-3, and the New York Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-4. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox, and the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers 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, Sep 19, 1953 and the next, Sep 21, 1953. The 1953 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.