Games on May 20, 1984

13 games

The games of May 20, 1984

On May 20, 1984, 13 games went into the books. The Chicago Cubs routed the Houston Astros 10-3, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the California Angels over the New York Yankees (3-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the Toronto Blue Jays (3-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, the Texas Rangers 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Montreal Expos, and the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the New York Mets, 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 7-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-2. 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, May 19, 1984 and the next, May 21, 1984. The 1984 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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