Games on August 18, 1951

8 games

The games of August 18, 1951

On August 18, 1951, 8 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Browns, 20-9 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the Chicago White Sox (7-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0), and the New York Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 10-9 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Boston Braves 5-3, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 5-1, and the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-5. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 17, 1951 and the next, Aug 19, 1951. For the wider picture, see the 1951 season.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.