Games on August 20, 1979

The games of August 20, 1979

13 games were played on August 20, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 17-4 winners over the Kansas City Royals. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Texas Rangers (3-0). The closest finishes were the California Angels 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Montreal Expos beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Chicago White Sox 5-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 10-5, the Houston Astros topped the New York Mets 8-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Oakland Athletics 7-3, the Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the Seattle Mariners topped the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the San Diego Padres 6-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 19, 1979 and the next, Aug 21, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.