Games on May 18, 1979

The games of May 18, 1979

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on May 18, 1979. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 10-0 win over the Boston Red Sox. Runs came easiest when the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 13-5. The day's shutouts were the Milwaukee Brewers over the Oakland Athletics (8-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, and the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the California Angels, 7-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-5, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Minnesota Twins topped the Kansas City Royals 10-6, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 17, 1979 and the next, May 19, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.