Games on July 18, 1969

The games of July 18, 1969

On July 18, 1969, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 6-1 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-5. Shutouts went on the board for the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians (4-0) and the New York Yankees over the Washington Senators (5-0). One-run games: the Seattle Pilots 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, the Seattle Pilots 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the San Diego Padres fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-2, the Atlanta Braves topped the San Diego Padres 6-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the California Angels 6-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 6-1, the Houston Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4, the New York Mets topped the Montreal Expos 5-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves and the Minnesota Twins and the Seattle Pilots. 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, Jul 17, 1969 and the next, Jul 19, 1969. For the wider picture, see the 1969 season.