Games on August 12, 1937

10 games

The games of August 12, 1937

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on August 12, 1937. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Chicago Cubs 16-6, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 16-10, the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees. A shutout went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the St. Louis Browns (7-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Washington Senators 5-4 over the Philadelphia Athletics. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 11-8, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-4, the Boston Bees beat the New York Giants 6-4, and the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-2. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies 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 11, 1937 and the next, Aug 13, 1937. The 1937 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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