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Has an MLB game ever ended 18-8?

Yes. MLB has seen a final score of 18-8 24 times. It first happened on July 4, 1882, when Buffalo Bisons beat Worcester Ruby Legs, and most recently on August 26, 2024, when Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh Pirates.

Where 18-8 sits among nearby MLB scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 18-8 the 169th most common final score out of 330 that have ever occurred in MLB. One point away, 19-8 has happened 26 times and 18-9 has happened 28 times. At one point the score disappeared for 28 years, between 1996 and 2024.

Every 18-8 in MLB history

DateResultSeason
2024-08-26Chicago Cubs over Pittsburgh Pirates2024
1996-06-11Seattle Mariners over Minnesota Twins1996
1987-06-07Detroit Tigers over Boston Red Sox1987
1979-08-29Kansas City Royals over Milwaukee Brewers1979
1974-08-20Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago Cubs1974
1971-06-20Chicago White Sox over Minnesota Twins1971
1959-04-29Cincinnati Redlegs over Chicago Cubs1959
1952-08-20Cleveland Indians over Boston Red Sox1952
1950-06-10Detroit Tigers over Boston Red Sox1950
1946-05-18Boston Red Sox over St. Louis Browns1946
1944-06-03St. Louis Browns over Philadelphia Athletics1944
1933-09-06Cincinnati Reds over Brooklyn Dodgers1933
1931-05-30Brooklyn Robins over New York Giants1931
1931-05-05New York Yankees over Washington Senators1931
1911-05-12Cincinnati Reds over Boston Rustlers1911
1906-04-21Philadelphia Phillies over Boston Beaneaters1906
1901-08-08Chicago White Sox over Detroit Tigers1901
1899-08-08Boston Beaneaters over Cleveland Spiders1899
1895-05-17New York Giants over Pittsburgh Pirates1895
1894-08-07Brooklyn Bridegrooms over Baltimore Orioles1894
1892-07-22Baltimore Orioles over Louisville Colonels1892
1889-08-03New York Giants over Philadelphia Quakers1889
1883-06-28Boston Beaneaters over New York Gothams1883
1882-07-04Buffalo Bisons over Worcester Ruby Legs1882

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