Games on August 20, 1966

The games of August 20, 1966

The schedule for August 20, 1966 lists 10 games. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Detroit Tigers 8-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Athletics. The closest finishes were the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the New York Mets, and the California Angels 5-4 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Houston Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, and the Atlanta Braves fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-1. 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, 1966 and the next, Aug 21, 1966. For the wider picture, see the 1966 season.