Games on July 12, 1947

The games of July 12, 1947

On July 12, 1947, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 12-2 win over the St. Louis Browns. Shutouts: the Boston Braves over the Cincinnati Reds (4-0), the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers (2-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Giants (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Washington Senators, and the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Philadelphia Athletics. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 7-2, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the New York Giants fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-3, the Baltimore Elite Giants topped the Philadelphia Stars 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, and the New York Yankees topped the St. Louis Browns 8-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 11, 1947 and the next, Jul 13, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.