Games on August 18, 1987

The games of August 18, 1987

13 games were played on August 18, 1987, according to Retrosheet. The Detroit Tigers routed the Minnesota Twins 11-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 14-8, the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox. A shutout went on the board for the Houston Astros over the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 9-8 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics, and the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves topped the Chicago Cubs 9-5, the California Angels fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4, the New York Mets topped the San Francisco Giants 7-2, the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-4, and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1. 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, 1987 and the next, Aug 19, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.