Games on September 18, 1929

The games of September 18, 1929

On September 18, 1929, 10 games went into the books. The New York Yankees routed the Cleveland Indians 12-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 9-7. The day's shutouts were the Washington Senators over the Detroit Tigers (2-0) and the Washington Senators over the Detroit Tigers (1-0). One-run games: the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Braves 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the New York Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-5, the St. Louis Browns beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-2, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Braves 5-2. The Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Boston Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 17, 1929 and the next, Sep 19, 1929. For the wider picture, see the 1929 season.