Games on August 26, 1918

The games of August 26, 1918

On August 26, 1918, 7 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Washington Senators' 12-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Browns over the New York Yankees (2-0), the Philadelphia Athletics over the Cleveland Indians (4-0), and the New York Giants over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0). Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-3, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-2, and the New York Giants topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 25, 1918 and the next, Aug 27, 1918. For the wider picture, see the 1918 season.