Games on August 18, 1934

The games of August 18, 1934

The schedule for August 18, 1934 lists 10 games. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Boston Braves 15-0, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0), the New York Giants over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0), and the Cleveland Indians over the Philadelphia Athletics (10-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 8-7 over the Detroit Tigers, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the St. Louis Browns, the Philadelphia Athletics 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 and the Washington Senators beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Senators. 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 17, 1934 and the next, Aug 19, 1934. For the wider picture, see the 1934 season.