Games on August 12, 1939

11 games

The games of August 12, 1939

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on August 12, 1939. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Browns, 17-3 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 18-4, the New York Yankees over the Philadelphia Athletics. One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the New York Giants, the Philadelphia Stars 6-5 over the Newark Eagles, and the Philadelphia Stars 7-6 over the Newark Eagles. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Senators 9-5, the Boston Bees fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 10-3, the Chicago American Giants beat the Cleveland Bears 4-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-4. The Newark Eagles and the Philadelphia Stars met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 11, 1939 and the next, Aug 13, 1939. For the wider picture, see the 1939 season.

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