Games on August 18, 1996

The games of August 18, 1996

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 18, 1996. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 11-3 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 13-12, the Seattle Mariners over the New York Yankees. A shutout went on the board for the San Diego Padres over the New York Mets (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the California Angels 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Houston Astros fell to the Chicago Cubs, 10-8, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 9-4, the Montreal Expos topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Minnesota Twins 6-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-6, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Florida Marlins 5-3, and the Texas Rangers topped the Kansas City Royals 10-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 17, 1996 and the next, Aug 19, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.