Games on August 18, 1974

The games of August 18, 1974

12 games were played on August 18, 1974, according to Retrosheet. The Oakland Athletics routed the Detroit Tigers 13-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 14-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Orioles over the Kansas City Royals (1-0), the Texas Rangers over the Cleveland Indians (1-0), and the Houston Astros over the Montreal Expos (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4, the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 9-6, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the California Angels 5-2, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 9-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 17, 1974 and the next, Aug 19, 1974. The 1974 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.