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Has an MLB game ever ended 20-1?

Yes. MLB has seen a final score of 20-1 19 times. It first happened on May 25, 1882, when Buffalo Bisons beat Cleveland Blues, and most recently on September 19, 2025, when Kansas City Royals beat Toronto Blue Jays.

Where 20-1 sits among nearby MLB scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 20-1 the 176th most common final score out of 330 that have ever occurred in MLB. One point away, 21-1 has happened 5 times and 20-2 has happened 17 times. At one point the score disappeared for 77 years, between 1924 and 2001.

Every 20-1 in MLB history

DateResultSeason
2025-09-19Kansas City Royals over Toronto Blue Jays2025
2025-08-06Toronto Blue Jays over Colorado Rockies2025
2023-05-23Toronto Blue Jays over Tampa Bay Rays2023
2021-05-21Atlanta Braves over Pittsburgh Pirates2021
2018-04-07Philadelphia Phillies over Miami Marlins2018
2009-05-21Minnesota Twins over Chicago White Sox2009
2005-09-20Colorado Rockies over San Diego Padres2005
2003-07-01Florida Marlins over Atlanta Braves2003
2001-05-05Chicago Cubs over Los Angeles Dodgers2001
1924-09-05Detroit Tigers over Cleveland Indians1924
1915-09-18Boston Braves over St. Louis Cardinals1915
1894-08-11Baltimore Orioles over New York Giants1894
1892-08-29Cleveland Spiders over Baltimore Orioles1892
1890-08-01Brooklyn Bridegrooms over Pittsburgh Alleghenys1890
1887-08-24Detroit Wolverines over Washington Nationals1887
1884-08-21Philadelphia Quakers over Cleveland Blues1884
1884-08-18Philadelphia Athletics over Baltimore Orioles1884
1884-07-31St. Louis Maroons over Kansas City Cowboys1884
1882-05-25Buffalo Bisons over Cleveland Blues1882

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