Games on August 18, 1948

The games of August 18, 1948

Retrosheet's records show 8 games on August 18, 1948. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Monarchs, 10-1 winners over the Memphis Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 10-2, the Boston Red Sox over the Philadelphia Athletics. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the St. Louis Browns (3-0) and the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). Decided by a single run were the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. In the other games, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 7-4, the Boston Braves fell to the New York Giants, 8-2, and the New York Yankees topped the Washington Senators 4-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 17, 1948 and the next, Aug 19, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.