Games on August 18, 1972
12 games
- MIN 3 @ BAL 1 No box score
- BOS 1 @ CHA 8 No box score
- OAK 8 @ CLE 0 No box score
- CAL 0 @ DET 2 No box score
- MIL 7 @ KCA 2 No box score
- CHN 5 @ LAN 0 No box score
- ATL 3 @ MON 4 No box score
- CIN 8 @ NYN 2 No box score
- HOU 4 @ PHI 3 No box score
- PIT 4 @ SDN 2 No box score
- SLN 3 @ SFN 1 No box score
- NYA 2 @ TEX 11 No box score
The games of August 18, 1972
The schedule for August 18, 1972 lists 12 games. The Texas Rangers routed the New York Yankees 11-2, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Oakland Athletics over the Cleveland Indians (8-0), the Detroit Tigers over the California Angels (2-0), and the Chicago Cubs over the Los Angeles Dodgers (5-0). The closest finishes were the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Minnesota Twins, 3-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-2, the New York Mets fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-2, the San Diego Padres fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 17, 1972 and the next, Aug 19, 1972. The 1972 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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