Games on April 18, 1971

The games of April 18, 1971

18 games were played on April 18, 1971, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 11-2 winners over the Chicago White Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 11-6, the Baltimore Orioles over the New York Yankees. Shutouts: the Washington Senators over the Cleveland Indians (4-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Washington Senators (1-0), and the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Kansas City Royals 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, the California Angels 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1, the Houston Astros topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-6, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-3, the New York Mets topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 2-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-1, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 8-1. The Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, and the Kansas City Royals and the Milwaukee Brewers each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 17, 1971 and the next, Apr 19, 1971. The 1971 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.