Games on May 20, 1961

The games of May 20, 1961

The schedule for May 20, 1961 lists 8 games. Runs came easiest when the Milwaukee Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-5. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0) and the Minnesota Twins over the Kansas City Athletics (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Washington Senators, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the New York Yankees, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 19, 1961 and the next, May 21, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.