Games on August 18, 1946

The games of August 18, 1946

14 games were played on August 18, 1946, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Athletics, 11-0 winners over the Washington Senators. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 13-3. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox (5-0), the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates (8-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the New York Yankees, the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the St. Louis Browns 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, and the St. Louis Browns 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 6-4, the Boston Braves fell to the New York Giants, 8-5, the Boston Braves beat the New York Giants 7-1, the Washington Senators topped the Philadelphia Athletics 6-4, and the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, and the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, 1946 and the next, Aug 19, 1946. The 1946 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.