Games on July 12, 1916

The games of July 12, 1916

On July 12, 1916, 10 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Browns, 8-3 winners over the Philadelphia Athletics. Shutouts: the New York Giants over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0) and the Cleveland Indians over the New York Yankees (1-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the St. Louis Browns 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Boston Braves 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Boston Red Sox, 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 6-3, and the Detroit Tigers topped the Washington Senators 4-2. The Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, and the St. Louis Browns 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. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 11, 1916 and the next, Jul 13, 1916. The 1916 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.