Has an MLB game ever ended 20-8?
It has. 20-8 has been a MLB final 11 times in 235,971 games. The first was Boston Beaneaters beat Philadelphia Quakers on May 7, 1883; the latest was Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Rays on August 11, 2021.
That makes 20-8 the 195th most common final score out of 330 that have ever occurred in MLB. One point away, 21-8 has happened 13 times and 20-9 has happened 10 times. At one point the score disappeared for 65 years, between 1931 and 1996.
Every 20-8 in MLB history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-11 | Boston Red Sox over Tampa Bay Rays | 2021 | |
| 2006-09-18 | Colorado Rockies over San Francisco Giants | 2006 | |
| 1996-05-15 | Chicago White Sox over Milwaukee Brewers | 1996 | |
| 1931-05-18 | New York Yankees over Detroit Tigers | 1931 | |
| 1928-07-07 | Detroit Tigers over Boston Red Sox | 1928 | |
| 1923-08-24 | Washington Senators over Cleveland Indians | 1923 | |
| 1901-09-07 | Washington Senators over Milwaukee Brewers | 1901 | |
| 1896-06-29 | Cincinnati Reds over Louisville Colonels | 1896 | |
| 1894-07-09 | Louisville Colonels over Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 1894 | |
| 1887-09-03 | St. Louis Browns over New York Metropolitans | 1887 | |
| 1883-05-07 | Boston Beaneaters over Philadelphia Quakers | 1883 |