Games on August 18, 1928

The games of August 18, 1928

10 games were played on August 18, 1928, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-0 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 11-8, the Philadelphia Phillies over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Athletics 3-2 over the St. Louis Browns, the St. Louis Browns 5-4 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the New York Giants 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Brooklyn Robins 11-4, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Boston Braves, 10-6, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 8-5, and the Washington Senators topped the Detroit Tigers 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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, 1928 and the next, Aug 19, 1928. The 1928 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.