Games on August 10, 1918

The games of August 10, 1918

12 games were played on August 10, 1918, according to Retrosheet. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals. The day's shutouts were the Brooklyn Robins over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0) and the Washington Senators over the Philadelphia Athletics (1-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Brooklyn Robins, the New York Giants 2-1 over the Boston Braves, the New York Giants 4-3 over the Boston Braves, and the Philadelphia Athletics 3-2 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 6-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 3-3, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Detroit Tigers, 2-1. The Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates played to a 3-3 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Robins, and the Boston Braves and the New York Giants. 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 9, 1918 and the next, Aug 11, 1918. For the wider picture, see the 1918 season.