Games on April 20, 1985

The games of April 20, 1985

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on April 20, 1985. The Houston Astros routed the Atlanta Braves 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 12-8. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the Chicago Cubs (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the California Angels, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Texas Rangers topped the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Minnesota Twins 6-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3, and the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-2. 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, Apr 19, 1985 and the next, Apr 21, 1985. For the wider picture, see the 1985 season.