Games on June 18, 1968

The games of June 18, 1968

12 games were played on June 18, 1968, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 10-2 winners over the San Francisco Giants. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Senators 9-8. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (1-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the New York Mets, the Houston Astros 6-5 over the New York Mets, and the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5, the California Angels topped the New York Yankees 3-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 9-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2. The Houston Astros and the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies 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, Jun 17, 1968 and the next, Jun 19, 1968. For the wider picture, see the 1968 season.