Games on June 18, 1986

The games of June 18, 1986

On June 18, 1986, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Detroit Tigers' 6-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 10-9. Shutouts: the Oakland Athletics over the Kansas City Royals (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Houston Astros, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the California Angels, 5-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Seattle Mariners 5-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1, the Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 7-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-2, and the San Diego Padres fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 17, 1986 and the next, Jun 19, 1986. The 1986 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.