Games on August 20, 1959
9 games
- BAL 7 @ CHA 6 No box score
- LAN 8 @ CIN 5 No box score
- WS1 1 @ CLE 6 No box score
- NYA 2 @ DET 14 No box score
- BOS 11 @ KC1 10 No box score
- SFN 5 @ MLN 3 No box score
- CHN 5 @ PHI 8 No box score
- CHN 6 @ PHI 4 No box score
- SLN 1 @ PIT 3 No box score
The games of August 20, 1959
9 games were played on August 20, 1959, according to Retrosheet. The Detroit Tigers routed the New York Yankees 14-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Athletics 11-10. Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox. In the other games, the Cincinnati Redlegs fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-5, the Washington Senators fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-1, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-5, the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 19, 1959 and the next, Aug 21, 1959. For the wider picture, see the 1959 season.
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