Games on July 18, 1971

The games of July 18, 1971

Retrosheet's records show 17 games on July 18, 1971. The Kansas City Royals routed the Detroit Tigers 8-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-7. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the San Diego Padres (3-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Houston Astros (1-0). The closest finishes were the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves, the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, and the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox. In the other games, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Atlanta Braves, 4-2, the California Angels beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-4, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Oakland Athletics 7-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Mets 8-5, and the Washington Senators topped the Minnesota Twins 3-2. The San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros, and the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Jul 17, 1971 and the next, Jul 19, 1971. The 1971 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.