Games on August 14, 1912

The games of August 14, 1912

On August 14, 1912, 9 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 8-0 winners over the St. Louis Browns. Shutouts went on the board for the Philadelphia Athletics over the Cleveland Naps (2-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the Washington Senators (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Browns fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Highlanders 6-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Highlanders, 3-1, and the Cleveland Naps fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 8-3. The St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers and the New York Highlanders, and the Cleveland Naps and the Philadelphia Athletics 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 13, 1912 and the next, Aug 15, 1912. For the wider picture, see the 1912 season.