Games on August 18, 1962

The games of August 18, 1962

The schedule for August 18, 1962 lists 13 games. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 12-1 winners over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Athletics. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers (2-0), the Washington Senators over the Los Angeles Angels (2-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Mets (10-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Houston Colt .45's 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Houston Colt .45's, and the Kansas City Athletics 5-4 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 12-4, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 7-4, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Colt .45's, the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Athletics, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets. 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, 1962 and the next, Aug 19, 1962. For the wider picture, see the 1962 season.