Games on August 20, 1961

The games of August 20, 1961

The schedule for August 20, 1961 lists 13 games. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 7-0 winners over the Kansas City Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 11-8, the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0) and the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Boston Red Sox. In the other games, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Athletics 5-3, the Los Angeles Angels fell to the Minnesota Twins, 9-7, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-4, and the Washington Senators fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 9-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, and the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Athletics. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 19, 1961 and the next, Aug 22, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.