Games on July 4, 1912

The games of July 4, 1912

16 games were played on July 4, 1912, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Washington Senators, 12-1 winners over the New York Highlanders. Runs came easiest when the Washington Senators beat the New York Highlanders 12-5. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the St. Louis Browns (7-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Cleveland Naps, the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Boston Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Boston Braves 7-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Naps, 9-4, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-3, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Giants 10-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Giants 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-5, and the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, the Cleveland Naps and the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers 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, Jul 3, 1912 and the next, Jul 5, 1912. For the wider picture, see the 1912 season.