Games on July 31, 1918

The games of July 31, 1918

On July 31, 1918, 10 games went into the books. The Cleveland Indians routed the Philadelphia Athletics 10-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-4, the Boston Red Sox over the St. Louis Browns. A shutout went on the board for the New York Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Robins 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Boston Braves, and the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Robins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2, the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 5-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-2, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Giants 4-2. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Robins, the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 30, 1918 and the next, Aug 1, 1918. For the wider picture, see the 1918 season.