The record for July 18 in baseball history — 6 milestones, 16 debuts, 17 final games, 52 births, 28 deaths and 1,351 games played.
David Cone threw a perfect game for the New York Yankees against the Montreal Expos on July 18, 1999, winning 6–0.
Willard Marshall hit three home runs for the New York Giants against the Cincinnati Reds on July 18, 1947.
Pat Seerey hit four home runs for the Chicago White Sox against the Philadelphia Athletics on July 18, 1948.
Ralph Kiner hit three home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 18, 1951.
Willie Mays singles twice in a 10–1 rout of Montreal at Candlestick Park, becoming the tenth man to 3,000 hits.
David Cone threw a perfect game for the New York Yankees against the Montreal Expos on July 18, 1999, winning 6–0.
Jeff Bagwell hit for the cycle for the Houston Astros against the St. Louis Cardinals on July 18, 2001.
Charles Zimmer made a major-league debut on July 18, 1884.
Cy Williams made a major-league debut on July 18, 1912.
Bill Monbouquette made a major-league debut on July 18, 1958.
Ted Martínez made a major-league debut on July 18, 1970.
Dave Goltz made a major-league debut on July 18, 1972.
Steve Rogers made a major-league debut on July 18, 1973.
Mike LaCoss made a major-league debut on July 18, 1978.
Terry Pendleton made a major-league debut on July 18, 1984.
Jacob Cruz made a major-league debut on July 18, 1996.
Eric Munson made a major-league debut on July 18, 2000.
Bryan LaHair made a major-league debut on July 18, 2008.
Jeanmar Gómez made a major-league debut on July 18, 2010.
Robinson Chirinos made a major-league debut on July 18, 2011.
Trevor Rosenthal made a major-league debut on July 18, 2012.
Curt Casali made a major-league debut on July 18, 2014.
Andrew Kittredge made a major-league debut on July 18, 2017.
Silver Flint played a final major-league game on July 18, 1889.
Jack Coombs played a final major-league game on July 18, 1920.
Sherry Smith played a final major-league game on July 18, 1927.
Butch Henline played a final major-league game on July 18, 1931.
Rube Bressler played a final major-league game on July 18, 1932.
Charlie Jamieson played a final major-league game on July 18, 1932.
Sarge Connally played a final major-league game on July 18, 1934.
Whit Wyatt played a final major-league game on July 18, 1945.
Dan Bankhead played a final major-league game on July 18, 1951.
Kent Peterson played a final major-league game on July 18, 1953.
Dale Long played a final major-league game on July 18, 1963.
Don Carman played a final major-league game on July 18, 1992.
Scott Bankhead played a final major-league game on July 18, 1995.
Wil Cordero played a final major-league game on July 18, 2005.
Chad Billingsley played a final major-league game on July 18, 2015.
Prince Fielder played a final major-league game on July 18, 2016.
Fernando Abad played a final major-league game on July 18, 2023.
San Francisco Giants 0, Toronto Blue Jays 4.
Detroit Tigers 0, Texas Rangers 2.
Baltimore Orioles 1, Tampa Bay Rays 11.
Houston Astros 1, Seattle Mariners 6.
Athletics 6, Cleveland Guardians 8.
San Diego Padres 7, Washington Nationals 2.
Chicago White Sox 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 1.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5.
Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Mets 4.
Kansas City Royals 7, Miami Marlins 8.
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0.
Minnesota Twins 4, Colorado Rockies 6.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,351 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
52 players were born on July 18; these are the 24 best known.
28 players died on July 18; these are the 24 best known.