Games on August 20, 1986

The games of August 20, 1986

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on August 20, 1986. The most lopsided result was the Boston Red Sox's 9-1 win over the Minnesota Twins. Runs came easiest when the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-5. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the California Angels (3-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants (1-0). One-run games: the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Montreal Expos. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Atlanta Braves, 8-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 3-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-3, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Texas Rangers, 7-1, the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 4-1, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-1. 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, Aug 19, 1986 and the next, Aug 21, 1986. The 1986 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.