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Has an MLB game ever ended 20-5?

Yes. MLB has seen a final score of 20-5 22 times. It first happened on June 14, 1876, when Philadelphia Athletics beat Cincinnati Reds, and most recently on May 26, 2022, when Cincinnati Reds beat Chicago Cubs.

Where 20-5 sits among nearby MLB scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 20-5 the 171st most common final score out of 330 that have ever occurred in MLB. One point away, 21-5 has happened 15 times and 20-6 has happened 26 times. At one point the score disappeared for 50 years, between 1949 and 1999.

Every 20-5 in MLB history

DateResultSeason
2022-05-26Cincinnati Reds over Chicago Cubs2022
2018-07-07Arizona Diamondbacks over San Diego Padres2018
2008-05-26Philadelphia Phillies over Colorado Rockies2008
1999-04-18Atlanta Braves over Colorado Rockies1999
1949-09-11New York Yankees over Washington Senators1949
1935-05-15Pittsburgh Pirates over Philadelphia Phillies1935
1925-08-22Washington Senators over Detroit Tigers1925
1925-04-18St. Louis Cardinals over Chicago Cubs1925
1920-07-17New York Yankees over Chicago White Sox1920
1915-09-29Washington Senators over Philadelphia Athletics1915
1912-04-16St. Louis Cardinals over Chicago Cubs1912
1907-08-22Pittsburgh Pirates over New York Giants1907
1906-08-31New York Highlanders over Washington Senators1906
1900-09-06Philadelphia Phillies over Chicago Orphans1900
1896-07-28St. Louis Browns over Louisville Colonels1896
1891-07-02Chicago Colts over Cleveland Spiders1891
1891-05-29Boston Reds over Cincinnati Kelly's Killers1891
1890-05-08Chicago Pirates over Pittsburgh Burghers1890
1888-05-15Boston Beaneaters over Chicago White Stockings1888
1884-05-13New York Gothams over Buffalo Bisons1884
1876-09-08St. Louis Brown Stockings over Philadelphia Athletics1876
1876-06-14Philadelphia Athletics over Cincinnati Reds1876

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