Games on August 12, 1951

The games of August 12, 1951

The schedule for August 12, 1951 lists 12 games. The most lopsided result was the Chicago Cubs' 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Yankees 9-5. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (1-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the St. Louis Browns, the New York Giants 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the New York Giants 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Senators 6-2, the Washington Senators fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-2, the Boston Braves fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 7-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 7-1, and the New York Yankees fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 7-4. The Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, 1951 and the next, Aug 13, 1951. For the wider picture, see the 1951 season.