Games on September 12, 1952

The games of September 12, 1952

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on September 12, 1952. The Boston Braves routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-0, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox (5-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Philadelphia Athletics 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers, the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 over the New York Giants, and the St. Louis Browns 5-4 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Boston Braves 8-1, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 6-4, the New York Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, and the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves, the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, and the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies 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, Sep 11, 1952 and the next, Sep 13, 1952. The 1952 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.