Games on August 12, 1931

The games of August 12, 1931

On August 12, 1931, 11 games went into the books. The New York Yankees routed the Cleveland Indians 18-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 17-7, the Cleveland Indians over the New York Yankees. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Brooklyn Robins (5-0) and the New York Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates (9-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the St. Louis Browns. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Brooklyn Robins 8-5, the Chicago White Sox topped the Washington Senators 11-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Giants 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-3, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 12-1. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Robins, the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants 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, Aug 11, 1931 and the next, Aug 13, 1931. The 1931 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.