Games on April 20, 1969

The games of April 20, 1969

On April 20, 1969, 17 games went into the books. The Minnesota Twins routed the California Angels 12-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Pilots 13-3. Shutouts: the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Seattle Pilots, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Houston Astros, the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, and the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 9-4, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Kansas City Royals 5-1, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Kansas City Royals, 7-5, the Montreal Expos fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-3, the Montreal Expos topped the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Mets, 11-3, and the Washington Senators beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Seattle Pilots and the Chicago White Sox, the Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, and the Chicago Cubs and the Montreal Expos. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 19, 1969 and the next, Apr 21, 1969. The 1969 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.