Games on August 18, 1973

12 games

The games of August 18, 1973

12 games were played on August 18, 1973, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the New York Mets' 12-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Orioles over the Chicago White Sox (3-0) and the Cleveland Indians over the Minnesota Twins (5-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants, and the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5, the Detroit Tigers fell to the California Angels, 4-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the Atlanta Braves, 3-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3, and the Texas Rangers fell to the New York Yankees, 5-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 17, 1973 and the next, Aug 19, 1973. For the wider picture, see the 1973 season.

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