Games on August 18, 1917

The games of August 18, 1917

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on August 18, 1917. The Boston Red Sox routed the Cleveland Indians 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Boston Braves over the Chicago Cubs (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the New York Giants, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Brooklyn Robins fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, the Brooklyn Robins beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Braves 4-2, the Washington Senators topped the Detroit Tigers 5-2, the New York Giants topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1, and the St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 7-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Robins, the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves, and the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians. 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, 1917 and the next, Aug 19, 1917. The 1917 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.