Games on April 20, 1956

8 games

The games of April 20, 1956

The schedule for April 20, 1956 lists 8 games. The Chicago Cubs routed the Cincinnati Redlegs 12-1, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Washington Senators, the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the New York Giants, and the Milwaukee Braves 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Athletics 6-3, and the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 7-1. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 19, 1956 and the next, Apr 21, 1956. For the wider picture, see the 1956 season.

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