Games on August 20, 1968
12 games
- BAL 2 @ CAL 7 No box score
- ATL 5 @ CHN 6 No box score
- PIT 8 @ CIN 3 No box score
- BOS 1 @ CLE 2 No box score
- CHA 0 @ DET 7 No box score
- CHA 10 @ DET 2 No box score
- LAN 5 @ HOU 8 No box score
- NYA 5 @ MIN 0 No box score
- SFN 0 @ NYN 8 No box score
- WS2 7 @ OAK 5 No box score
- WS2 3 @ OAK 4 No box score
- SLN 2 @ PHI 8 No box score
The games of August 20, 1968
Retrosheet's records show 12 games on August 20, 1968. The Chicago White Sox routed the Detroit Tigers 10-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox (7-0), the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins (5-0), and the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants (8-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Atlanta Braves, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the California Angels topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-3, the Washington Senators beat the Oakland Athletics 7-5, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators and the Oakland Athletics. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 19, 1968 and the next, Aug 21, 1968. The 1968 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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