Games on July 18, 1996

The games of July 18, 1996

On July 18, 1996, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Seattle Mariners, 15-3 winners over the California Angels. The highest-scoring game ended 16-4, the Milwaukee Brewers over the New York Yankees. A shutout went on the board for the Florida Marlins over the Philadelphia Phillies (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Houston Astros, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Texas Rangers. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Boston Red Sox 6-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 7-1, the New York Mets fell to the Montreal Expos, 7-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-3, the San Diego Padres topped the Colorado Rockies 9-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Francisco Giants 8-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Detroit Tigers 8-4. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 17, 1996 and the next, Jul 19, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.