Games on September 18, 1962

The games of September 18, 1962

10 games were played on September 18, 1962, according to Retrosheet. The New York Yankees routed the Washington Senators 7-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-5, the Milwaukee Braves over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Boston Red Sox, 10-5, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Kansas City Athletics, 6-1, the Los Angeles Angels fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-2, the Houston Colt .45's beat the New York Mets 6-2, the New York Mets fell to the Houston Colt .45's, 8-6, and the Cincinnati Reds topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Houston Colt .45's 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, Sep 17, 1962 and the next, Sep 19, 1962. For the wider picture, see the 1962 season.