Games on August 18, 1979

The games of August 18, 1979

13 games were played on August 18, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 9-2 winners over the Kansas City Royals. The highest-scoring game ended 7-5, the California Angels over the Toronto Blue Jays. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the Houston Astros (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the New York Mets, the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 8-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Texas Rangers, 7-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the New York Yankees, 5-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-1, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-4. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 17, 1979 and the next, Aug 19, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.