Games on June 12, 1938

The games of June 12, 1938

Retrosheet's records show 20 games on June 12, 1938. The most lopsided result was the Indianapolis ABC's' 8-2 win over the Atlanta Black Crackers. The highest-scoring game ended 18-12, the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators. The day's shutouts were the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs (6-0) and the Philadelphia Athletics over the St. Louis Browns (1-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Bees 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Kansas City Monarchs 2-1 over the Birmingham Black Barons. Elsewhere, the Indianapolis ABC's fell to the Atlanta Black Crackers, 7-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 9-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Bees 7-4, the Homestead Grays topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 6-2, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Birmingham Black Barons 5-1, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Chicago American Giants 5-3, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Chicago American Giants 5-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 7-6, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 8-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Philadelphia Phillies 11-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Indianapolis ABC's and the Atlanta Black Crackers, the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs. 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, Jun 11, 1938 and the next, Jun 13, 1938. For the wider picture, see the 1938 season.