Games on August 12, 1948

The games of August 12, 1948

7 games were played on August 12, 1948, according to Retrosheet. The Cleveland Indians routed the St. Louis Browns 26-3, the widest margin of the day. Decided by a single run were the Birmingham Black Barons 7-6 over the Cleveland Buckeyes, the Boston Braves 2-1 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Homestead Grays 3-2 over the New York Cubans, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 9-5 and the St. Louis Browns topped the Cleveland Indians 8-4. The Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Browns met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Aug 11, 1948 and the next, Aug 13, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.