Games on April 18, 1970

The games of April 18, 1970

12 games were played on April 18, 1970, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Chicago Cubs' 8-1 win over the Montreal Expos. The highest-scoring game ended 16-9, the San Francisco Giants over the Cincinnati Reds. The day's shutouts were the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves, the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the New York Yankees, and the Houston Astros 4-3 over the San Diego Padres. In the other games, the California Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1, the Washington Senators fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-4, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-5, the Minnesota Twins topped the Oakland Athletics 11-5, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-1. 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, Apr 17, 1970 and the next, Apr 19, 1970. The 1970 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.