Games on July 18, 1944

The games of July 18, 1944

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on July 18, 1944. The St. Louis Browns routed the New York Yankees 8-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Homestead Grays beat the Baltimore Elite Giants 11-4. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Brooklyn Dodgers (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Washington Senators, and the Birmingham Black Barons 4-3 over the Kansas City Monarchs. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns topped the Chicago American Giants 8-4, the Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Memphis Red Sox 9-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Giants, 5-2, and the Philadelphia Stars beat the Homestead Grays 4-4. The Homestead Grays and the Philadelphia Stars played to a 4-4 tie. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 17, 1944 and the next, Jul 19, 1944. For the wider picture, see the 1944 season.