Games on August 20, 1965

The games of August 20, 1965

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 20, 1965. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 8-1 win over the New York Mets. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles (1-0), the Detroit Tigers over the Boston Red Sox (2-0), and the Chicago Cubs over the Houston Astros (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Milwaukee Braves 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the California Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the California Angels 3-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Houston Astros, 7-4, the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Athletics 3-1, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels, and the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs. 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, Aug 19, 1965 and the next, Aug 21, 1965. For the wider picture, see the 1965 season.