Games on August 12, 1945

The games of August 12, 1945

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on August 12, 1945. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Athletics, 7-0 winners over the Chicago White Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 12-6, the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies. Shutouts went on the board for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Brooklyn Dodgers (3-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Boston Braves (3-0). One-run games: the Boston Braves 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the New York Giants 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, the New York Giants 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 7-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Philadelphia Athletics 5-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 7-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-6, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 8-2, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Washington Senators, 9-5, and the St. Louis Browns beat the Washington Senators 4-1. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 11, 1945 and the next, Aug 13, 1945. The 1945 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.