Games on August 18, 1985

The games of August 18, 1985

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 18, 1985. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-3 winners over the Houston Astros. The highest-scoring game ended 10-6, the Toronto Blue Jays over the Kansas City Royals. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians (4-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Mets (5-0). One-run games: the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the California Angels, the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Montreal Expos 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 9-5, the Chicago White Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Seattle Mariners, 7-2, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2, and the San Diego Padres fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-3. The Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 17, 1985 and the next, Aug 19, 1985. The 1985 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.