Games on May 20, 1962

The games of May 20, 1962

The schedule for May 20, 1962 lists 18 games. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 11-2 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Braves 9-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Los Angeles Angels over the Boston Red Sox (1-0) and the Kansas City Athletics over the Washington Senators (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers, the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Mets 7-6 over the Milwaukee Braves, and the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Los Angeles Angels, 5-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 8-3, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-6, the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees 4-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-2, the Houston Colt .45's beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5, the Houston Colt .45's fell to the San Francisco Giants, 7-4, and the Washington Senators beat the Kansas City Athletics 7-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Los Angeles Angels and the Boston Red Sox, the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, and the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians. 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, May 19, 1962 and the next, May 21, 1962. The 1962 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.