Games on August 18, 1982

The games of August 18, 1982

12 games were played on August 18, 1982, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Montreal Expos, 12-2 winners over the Atlanta Braves. Runs came easiest when the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-9. One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 over the New York Mets, the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the California Angels fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 7-4, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 5-3, the New York Yankees topped the Kansas City Royals 9-2, and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 11-1. 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, 1982 and the next, Aug 19, 1982. For the wider picture, see the 1982 season.