Games on April 18, 2004

The games of April 18, 2004

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on April 18, 2004. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the New York Mets 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 11-10. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (5-0) and the Baltimore Orioles over the Toronto Blue Jays (7-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Florida Marlins, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Montreal Expos, the San Diego Padres 6-5 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Oakland Athletics, 7-1, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-7, the Houston Astros topped the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Minnesota Twins, 8-3, the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 4-2, and the Colorado Rockies topped the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5. 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, Apr 17, 2004 and the next, Apr 19, 2004. The 2004 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.