Games on April 20, 1974

The games of April 20, 1974

12 games were played on April 20, 1974, according to Retrosheet. The Cincinnati Reds routed the San Diego Padres 11-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 10-4. The day's shutouts were the Texas Rangers over the Minnesota Twins (1-0). One-run games: the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Houston Astros, and the Oakland Athletics 7-6 over the California Angels. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 7-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 3-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Mets, 5-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-4. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 19, 1974 and the next, Apr 21, 1974. For the wider picture, see the 1974 season.