Games on June 20, 1972

The games of June 20, 1972

11 games were played on June 20, 1972, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago Cubs routed the San Francisco Giants 15-8, the widest margin of the day. Decided by a single run were the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-2, the California Angels fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Montreal Expos, 7-2, the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 7-4, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-3, the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1, and the Kansas City Royals fell to the New York Yankees, 4-2. The Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 19, 1972 and the next, Jun 21, 1972. The 1972 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.