Games on July 12, 1945

The games of July 12, 1945

13 games were played on July 12, 1945, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Athletics' 11-0 win over the St. Louis Browns. Runs came easiest when the New York Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Philadelphia Athletics over the St. Louis Browns (4-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Kansas City Monarchs 4-3 over the Birmingham Black Barons. Elsewhere, the Boston Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Boston Braves, 3-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-5, the Homestead Grays topped the New York Black Yankees 11-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 7-4, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Braves and the Chicago Cubs, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, and the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 11, 1945 and the next, Jul 13, 1945. The 1945 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.