Games on August 18, 1945

10 games

The games of August 18, 1945

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on August 18, 1945. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 16-1 winners over the Boston Red Sox. Runs came easiest when the Boston Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 13-10. The day's shutouts were the New York Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-0). One-run games: the Kansas City Monarchs 2-1 over the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns and the Memphis Red Sox 5-4 over the Chicago American Giants. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Philadelphia Athletics 7-4, the Washington Senators topped the Detroit Tigers 11-5, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 7-5, and the St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 3-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 17, 1945 and the next, Aug 19, 1945. The 1945 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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