Games on September 20, 2000

The games of September 20, 2000

On September 20, 2000, 17 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 13-6 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 15-11, the San Diego Padres over the Colorado Rockies. Shutouts: the Baltimore Orioles over the Oakland Athletics (2-0), the Oakland Athletics over the Baltimore Orioles (4-0), and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Arizona Diamondbacks (1-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3, the Anaheim Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 7-4, the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4, the Montreal Expos topped the Florida Marlins 4-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 11-6, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Seattle Mariners, 5-4, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the New York Yankees 7-2. The Oakland Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 19, 2000 and the next, Sep 21, 2000. The 2000 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.