Games on April 18, 1973

The games of April 18, 1973

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on April 18, 1973. The most lopsided result was the Detroit Tigers' 7-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Oakland Athletics over the Kansas City Royals. The day's shutouts were the Milwaukee Brewers over the Cleveland Indians (4-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the New York Mets (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Texas Rangers, the California Angels 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins, the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-4, the Houston Astros topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 17, 1973 and the next, Apr 19, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.