Games on July 18, 1970

The games of July 18, 1970

On July 18, 1970, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 10-1 winners over the Montreal Expos. Runs came easiest when the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7. Shutouts: the Washington Senators over the California Angels (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox and the New York Mets 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the other games, the Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 10-5, the Houston Astros fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-3, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-1, the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 7-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 7-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 17, 1970 and the next, Jul 19, 1970. The 1970 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.