Games on May 18, 1958

The games of May 18, 1958

13 games were played on May 18, 1958, according to Retrosheet. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Redlegs beat the Milwaukee Braves 11-7. Shutouts went on the board for the San Francisco Giants over the Chicago Cubs (4-0), the Kansas City Athletics over the Detroit Tigers (2-0), and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0). The closest finishes were the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 8-4, the Chicago Cubs fell to the San Francisco Giants, 7-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 7-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 10-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2, the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 5-2, and the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 3-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 17, 1958 and the next, May 19, 1958. For the wider picture, see the 1958 season.