Games on August 18, 1949

8 games

The games of August 18, 1949

Retrosheet's records show 8 games on August 18, 1949. The Cleveland Indians routed the St. Louis Browns 14-4, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox (2-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (2-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Chicago American Giants, 7-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-5, the Boston Braves topped the New York Giants 10-6, and the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 5-1. 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, 1949 and the next, Aug 19, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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