Games on August 18, 1944

The games of August 18, 1944

13 games were played on August 18, 1944, according to Retrosheet. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Cincinnati Reds over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Shutouts went on the board for the Detroit Tigers over the Boston Red Sox (3-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Brooklyn Dodgers (1-0), and the Cleveland Indians over the New York Yankees (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Elite Giants 5-4 over the New York Cubans, the Kansas City Monarchs 3-2 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the Philadelphia Athletics 5-4 over the St. Louis Browns, and the Philadelphia Blue Jays 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-4, the Chicago Cubs topped the Boston Braves 5-3, the Homestead Grays beat the Newark Eagles 8-4, the New York Giants fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Washington Senators 2-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 17, 1944 and the next, Aug 19, 1944. For the wider picture, see the 1944 season.