Games on August 16, 1918

7 games

The games of August 16, 1918

On August 16, 1918, 7 games went into the books. The Cleveland Indians routed the New York Yankees 12-4, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox (2-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Boston Braves (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the New York Giants and the Detroit Tigers 8-7 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Browns beat the Philadelphia Athletics 5-2 and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Brooklyn Robins, 5-1. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 15, 1918 and the next, Aug 17, 1918. For the wider picture, see the 1918 season.

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