Games on August 18, 1964

The games of August 18, 1964

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on August 18, 1964. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 6-1 win over the Washington Senators. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 13-9. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Angels over the Detroit Tigers (1-0), the Detroit Tigers over the Los Angeles Angels (1-0), and the Cincinnati Reds over the San Francisco Giants (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Boston Red Sox 5-2, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-1, the Houston Colt .45's fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, and the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3. The Kansas City Athletics and the Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Angels and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 17, 1964 and the next, Aug 19, 1964. For the wider picture, see the 1964 season.