Games on August 12, 1933

The games of August 12, 1933

On August 12, 1933, 10 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 11-2 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Yankees 11-9. A shutout went on the board for the New York Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). One-run games: the Washington Senators 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns, the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. In the other games, the Boston Braves topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3, the New York Yankees topped the Philadelphia Athletics 8-6, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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, 1933 and the next, Aug 13, 1933. For the wider picture, see the 1933 season.