Games on September 18, 1982

The games of September 18, 1982

On September 18, 1982, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 11-5 winners over the Kansas City Royals. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Chicago Cubs over the Montreal Expos. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Mets (2-0). The closest finishes were the Oakland Athletics 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-2, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Yankees 6-4, the New York Mets fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2, the Texas Rangers topped the Seattle Mariners 10-4, the San Diego Padres fell to the San Francisco Giants, 4-1, and the California Angels topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-6. Doubleheaders on the date: the Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 17, 1982 and the next, Sep 19, 1982. For the wider picture, see the 1982 season.