Games on April 20, 1961

The games of April 20, 1961

Retrosheet's records show 8 games on April 20, 1961. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-4, the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians. A shutout went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0). One-run games: the Milwaukee Braves 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators 6-1, the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-5, and the New York Yankees topped the Los Angeles Angels 4-2. The Los Angeles Angels and the New York Yankees met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 19, 1961 and the next, Apr 21, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.