Games on August 18, 1957

The games of August 18, 1957

13 games were played on August 18, 1957, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Cleveland Indians' 9-2 win over the Kansas City Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Milwaukee Braves. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Milwaukee Braves (6-0), the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles (7-0), and the New York Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). The closest finishes were the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the New York Giants 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-6, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Redlegs 8-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 4-1, and the Washington Senators topped the Boston Red Sox 6-4. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Braves each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 17, 1957 and the next, Aug 19, 1957. For the wider picture, see the 1957 season.