Games on August 18, 1961

The games of August 18, 1961

The schedule for August 18, 1961 lists 9 games. The Detroit Tigers routed the Boston Red Sox 5-0, the widest margin of the day. The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 5-1, the Kansas City Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Los Angeles Angels, 5-2, and the Milwaukee Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 17, 1961 and the next, Aug 19, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.