Games on August 20, 1958

9 games

The games of August 20, 1958

The schedule for August 20, 1958 lists 9 games. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 12-2 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. The highest-scoring game ended 10-8, the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox. One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Kansas City Athletics, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Milwaukee Braves, and the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Cincinnati Redlegs. The rest of the slate: the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 7-1, and the Detroit Tigers topped the Washington Senators 7-1. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 19, 1958 and the next, Aug 21, 1958. The 1958 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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