Games on May 18, 1982

The games of May 18, 1982

On May 18, 1982, 13 games went into the books. The Chicago White Sox routed the Texas Rangers 10-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 11-9. The day's shutouts were the Seattle Mariners over the Boston Red Sox (3-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Diego Padres (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Minnesota Twins 8-7 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Kansas City Royals fell to the New York Yankees, 6-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the California Angels, 4-1, the Atlanta Braves beat the Montreal Expos 6-4, the New York Mets topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-4, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the San Francisco Giants, 2-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 17, 1982 and the next, May 19, 1982. The 1982 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.