Games on August 20, 1989

The games of August 20, 1989

13 games were played on August 20, 1989, according to Retrosheet. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Cincinnati Reds 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 7-6. The day's shutouts were the California Angels over the Cleveland Indians (1-0) and the Oakland Athletics over the Minnesota Twins (5-0). One-run games: the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 over the Atlanta Braves, the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the New York Mets, and the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners. The rest of the slate: the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-2, the Texas Rangers topped the Chicago White Sox 7-1, the Houston Astros topped the Chicago Cubs 8-4, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Boston Red Sox 6-3, the San Diego Padres topped the Montreal Expos 5-2, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 19, 1989 and the next, Aug 21, 1989. For the wider picture, see the 1989 season.