Games on June 18, 1974

The games of June 18, 1974

12 games were played on June 18, 1974, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 10-1 winners over the Minnesota Twins. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 9-4. Shutouts: the California Angels over the New York Yankees (3-0), the Kansas City Royals over the Milwaukee Brewers (7-0), and the Houston Astros over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). One-run games: the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-3, the New York Mets fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 6-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0, and the Texas Rangers topped the Detroit Tigers 6-0. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 17, 1974 and the next, Jun 19, 1974. The 1974 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.