Games on August 20, 1996

The games of August 20, 1996

The schedule for August 20, 1996 lists 14 games. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 17-6 win over the California Angels. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 16-11. A shutout went on the board for the San Diego Padres over the Montreal Expos (3-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, the Colorado Rockies 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Atlanta Braves, 4-1, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Seattle Mariners 4-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Florida Marlins 8-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas Rangers 10-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Houston Astros, 9-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 12-7, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the New York Mets, 7-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 19, 1996 and the next, Aug 21, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.