Games on June 12, 1937

The games of June 12, 1937

16 games were played on June 12, 1937, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Birmingham Black Barons, 20-7 winners over the St. Louis Stars. One-run games: the Philadelphia Athletics 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Indianapolis Athletics 8-7 over the Kansas City Monarchs. In the other games, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Bees 4-1, the Washington Senators topped the Chicago White Sox 6-2, the Cincinnati Tigers beat the Chicago American Giants 9-1, the Newark Eagles fell to the Homestead Grays, 6-4, the New York Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-3, the Pittsburgh Crawfords beat the New York Black Yankees 11-8, the Washington Elite Giants topped the Philadelphia Stars 15-6, the Philadelphia Stars beat the Washington Elite Giants 5-1, and the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 10-5. The Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Elite Giants and the Philadelphia Stars each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 11, 1937 and the next, Jun 13, 1937. For the wider picture, see the 1937 season.