Games on August 18, 1943

The games of August 18, 1943

On August 18, 1943, 17 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 15-6 winners over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Shutouts: the Birmingham Black Barons over the Memphis Red Sox (1-0), the Birmingham Black Barons over the Memphis Red Sox (5-0), and the Cincinnati Reds over the Boston Braves (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Braves 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Washington Senators, the Cleveland Indians 9-8 over the New York Yankees, and the Detroit Tigers 1-0 over the Boston Red Sox. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-5, the Washington Senators beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 7-5, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Cincinnati Clowns 8-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Giants 7-6, the New York Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Blue Jays 6-0, the Philadelphia Blue Jays topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3, and the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the St. Louis Browns, 4-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the Memphis Red Sox and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves. 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, 1943 and the next, Aug 19, 1943. The 1943 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.