Games on June 20, 1978

13 games

The games of June 20, 1978

On June 20, 1978, 13 games went into the books. The New York Yankees routed the Boston Red Sox 10-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-5, the California Angels over the Minnesota Twins. A shutout went on the board for the New York Mets over the Montreal Expos (3-0). One-run games: the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Texas Rangers 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the Seattle Mariners topped the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Houston Astros, 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-5, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 6-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-3, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3. 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, Jun 19, 1978 and the next, Jun 21, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.

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