Games on August 20, 1976
12 games
- OAK 1 @ BOS 2 No box score
- BAL 6 @ CHA 4 No box score
- CHN 3 @ CIN 4 No box score
- MIN 2 @ DET 3 No box score
- MIN 8 @ DET 5 No box score
- PIT 1 @ LAN 8 No box score
- KCA 3 @ MIL 0 No box score
- CAL 5 @ NYA 3 No box score
- HOU 8 @ PHI 3 No box score
- MON 3 @ SFN 6 No box score
- ATL 4 @ SLN 6 No box score
- CLE 0 @ TEX 3 No box score
The games of August 20, 1976
Retrosheet's records show 12 games on August 20, 1976. The most lopsided result was the Los Angeles Dodgers' 8-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 8-5. Shutouts went on the board for the Kansas City Royals over the Milwaukee Brewers (3-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Cleveland Indians (3-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4, the California Angels topped the New York Yankees 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Houston Astros, 8-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-3, and the Atlanta Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers. 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, Aug 19, 1976 and the next, Aug 21, 1976. The 1976 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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