Games on April 20, 1988

11 games

The games of April 20, 1988

The schedule for April 20, 1988 lists 11 games. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the California Angels 9-8. Shutouts went on the board for the Houston Astros over the Atlanta Braves (1-0) and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Kansas City Royals (3-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Texas Rangers, the New York Yankees 7-6 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Seattle Mariners 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox. In the other games, the Montreal Expos beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Baltimore Orioles 8-6, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Mets, 6-2. 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, Apr 19, 1988 and the next, Apr 21, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.

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