Games on August 12, 1904

The games of August 12, 1904

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on August 12, 1904. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Boston Beaneaters 14-2, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Brooklyn Superbas over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0), the Philadelphia Athletics over the Cleveland Naps (5-0), and the Boston Americans over the St. Louis Browns (2-0). The closest finishes were the New York Highlanders 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Washington Senators, the New York Giants 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the New York Giants. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 11, 1904 and the next, Aug 13, 1904. For the wider picture, see the 1904 season.