Games on August 12, 1909

The games of August 12, 1909

11 games were played on August 12, 1909, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 13-3 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. Shutouts: the New York Giants over the Chicago Cubs (3-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the New York Highlanders (2-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Cleveland Naps, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Boston Doves, and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Giants, 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Doves 8-2, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns 10-4, the Brooklyn Superbas fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-6, and the Washington Senators fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-1. The Brooklyn Superbas and the St. Louis Cardinals played to a 6-6 tie. The New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, the Boston Doves and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Aug 11, 1909 and the next, Aug 13, 1909. The 1909 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.