Games on May 18, 2001

The games of May 18, 2001

On May 18, 2001, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 18-2 winners over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 14-10. The day's shutouts were the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Chicago Cubs (4-0) and the New York Mets over the Los Angeles Dodgers (8-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants, the Florida Marlins 2-1 over the Colorado Rockies, the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-2, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Minnesota Twins 7-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 6-3, the San Diego Padres fell to the Montreal Expos, 3-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 17, 2001 and the next, May 19, 2001. The 2001 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.