Games on August 18, 1978

The games of August 18, 1978

On August 18, 1978, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 7-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. The day's shutouts were the Milwaukee Brewers over the Detroit Tigers (2-0). The closest finishes were the California Angels 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays, and the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Montreal Expos. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 7-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 6-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Houston Astros 6-3, the New York Yankees topped the Seattle Mariners 6-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Atlanta Braves 5-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 17, 1978 and the next, Aug 19, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.