Games on September 18, 1960

The games of September 18, 1960

12 games were played on September 18, 1960, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 9-2 winners over the Kansas City Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0) and the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Athletics 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-4, the Milwaukee Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1, the New York Yankees topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-3, and the Boston Red Sox topped the Washington Senators 3-1. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, the Kansas City Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, and the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 17, 1960 and the next, Sep 19, 1960. For the wider picture, see the 1960 season.