Games on August 18, 1993

The games of August 18, 1993

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 18, 1993. The New York Mets routed the Cincinnati Reds 12-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-6, the San Francisco Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox (5-0), the Chicago Cubs over the Montreal Expos (2-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Diego Padres (4-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians, the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 over the Colorado Rockies, and the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Florida Marlins. Elsewhere, the California Angels fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-6, the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Texas Rangers, 4-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 2-1, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 17, 1993 and the next, Aug 19, 1993. For the wider picture, see the 1993 season.