Games on August 7, 1918

The games of August 7, 1918

11 games were played on August 7, 1918, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Cincinnati Reds' 8-3 win over the New York Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 11-8, the Detroit Tigers over the Boston Red Sox. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the New York Yankees (4-0) and the St. Louis Browns over the Philadelphia Athletics (4-0). The closest finishes were the Brooklyn Robins 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 8-4, the Washington Senators topped the Cleveland Indians 6-2, the New York Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, and the St. Louis Browns topped the Philadelphia Athletics 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns. 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, Aug 6, 1918 and the next, Aug 8, 1918. For the wider picture, see the 1918 season.