Games on April 20, 1975

The games of April 20, 1975

On April 20, 1975, 14 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Boston Red Sox's 10-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Runs came easiest when the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 8-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (5-0) and the Kansas City Royals over the Texas Rangers (2-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the San Diego Padres, the Houston Astros 7-6 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the New York Mets 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the California Angels, 8-4, the Houston Astros fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4, the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 7-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Minnesota Twins 5-1. The Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, and the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 19, 1975 and the next, Apr 21, 1975. For the wider picture, see the 1975 season.