Games on October 12, 1898

The games of October 12, 1898

Retrosheet's records show 8 games on October 12, 1898. The widest margin belonged to the Washington Senators, 10-1 winners over the Boston Beaneaters. One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. The rest of the slate: the New York Giants beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1, the Louisville Colonels fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, the Louisville Colonels topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cleveland Spiders 9-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cleveland Spiders, 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Giants and the Baltimore Orioles, the Cincinnati Reds and the Louisville Colonels, and the Cleveland Spiders and the Pittsburgh Pirates. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Oct 11, 1898 and the next, Oct 13, 1898. The 1898 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.