Games on June 18, 1971

The games of June 18, 1971

The schedule for June 18, 1971 lists 13 games. The Chicago Cubs routed the St. Louis Cardinals 15-5, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers (7-0) and the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). The closest finishes were the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Houston Astros, the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 over the Montreal Expos, and the San Francisco Giants 10-9 over the San Diego Padres. In the other games, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-4, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Atlanta Braves 6-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the California Angels 6-1, the Oakland Athletics beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 7-3, and the Washington Senators topped the Boston Red Sox 8-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 17, 1971 and the next, Jun 19, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.