Games on August 18, 1899

The games of August 18, 1899

9 games were played on August 18, 1899, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Perfectos, 8-0 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Orphans beat the Baltimore Orioles 13-12. One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Chicago Orphans, the Boston Beaneaters 7-6 over the Louisville Colonels, the New York Giants 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the St. Louis Perfectos. In the other games, the Brooklyn Superbas topped the Cleveland Spiders 4-2, the Louisville Colonels fell to the Boston Beaneaters, 5-2, and the Washington Senators fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-1. The Chicago Orphans and the Baltimore Orioles, the Louisville Colonels and the Boston Beaneaters, and the St. Louis Perfectos and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 17, 1899 and the next, Aug 19, 1899. The 1899 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.