Games on August 18, 1921

The games of August 18, 1921

On August 18, 1921, 11 games went into the books. The Washington Senators routed the St. Louis Browns 13-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 9-8. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the New York Giants, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Brooklyn Robins topped the St. Louis Cardinals 11-5, the Brooklyn Robins topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 6-4, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-2. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Robins, the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 17, 1921 and the next, Aug 19, 1921. For the wider picture, see the 1921 season.