Games on August 18, 1905

The games of August 18, 1905

9 games were played on August 18, 1905, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Beaneaters, 12-0 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 11-9, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the New York Highlanders (6-0) and the Washington Senators over the Cleveland Naps (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Brooklyn Superbas, the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 over the Boston Beaneaters, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Boston Americans, and the New York Giants 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Browns beat the Philadelphia Athletics 3-3. The Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns played to a 3-3 tie. The Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Beaneaters met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, 1905 and the next, Aug 19, 1905. The 1905 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.