Games on June 20, 1965

The games of June 20, 1965

Retrosheet's records show 17 games on June 20, 1965. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 13-2 winners over the Washington Senators. The highest-scoring game ended 12-8, the Detroit Tigers over the Kansas City Athletics. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the California Angels (5-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 9-8 over the Chicago Cubs, the Kansas City Athletics 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Houston Astros. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-5, the Cleveland Indians topped the California Angels 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 7-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 2-1, the New York Mets topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Braves 6-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the New York Yankees 6-4, the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees 7-4, the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3. The Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, the California Angels and the Cleveland Indians, and the Kansas City Athletics and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 19, 1965 and the next, Jun 21, 1965. For the wider picture, see the 1965 season.