Games on April 20, 1996

The games of April 20, 1996

14 games were played on April 20, 1996, according to Retrosheet. The Montreal Expos routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Kansas City Royals 12-4. Shutouts: the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the San Diego Padres, the California Angels 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, and the New York Yankees 7-6 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-4, the Florida Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Houston Astros 6-1, the New York Mets topped the Colorado Rockies 4-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 8-3, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-1, and the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 19, 1996 and the next, Apr 21, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.