Games on August 19, 1918

The games of August 19, 1918

On August 19, 1918, 9 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-1 winners over the New York Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Philadelphia Athletics over the Detroit Tigers. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (6-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the Boston Braves (2-0). One-run games: the New York Giants 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Senators 3-2 over the St. Louis Browns. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Brooklyn Robins 8-4, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 4-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 18, 1918 and the next, Aug 20, 1918. The 1918 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.