Games on August 18, 1936

The games of August 18, 1936

12 games were played on August 18, 1936, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 15-3 winners over the St. Louis Browns. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 11-10. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Phillies over the Boston Bees (7-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1, the Homestead Grays topped the Philadelphia Stars 8-6, the New York Giants topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3, the New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 11-5, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1, the St. Louis Browns beat the Detroit Tigers 10-7, and the New York Yankees fell to the Washington Senators, 9-2. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 17, 1936 and the next, Aug 19, 1936. For the wider picture, see the 1936 season.