Games on August 18, 1940

The games of August 18, 1940

On August 18, 1940, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 9-1 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Giants 8-6. Decided by a single run were the Kansas City Monarchs 4-3 over the Indianapolis Crawfords and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the Washington Senators fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Boston Bees 7-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Boston Bees 3-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the St. Louis Browns 2-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5, the Indianapolis Crawfords fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Giants 6-3, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 9-1, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Yankees 7-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-1. The St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians played to a 2-2 tie. The Boston Bees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Indianapolis Crawfords and the Kansas City Monarchs, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 17, 1940 and the next, Aug 19, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.