Games on September 12, 1954

The games of September 12, 1954

15 games were played on September 12, 1954, according to Retrosheet. The Cincinnati Redlegs routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-5, the Cincinnati Redlegs over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators (5-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Philadelphia Athletics 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5, the Cleveland Indians topped the New York Yankees 4-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Washington Senators 8-3, the New York Giants fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Milwaukee Braves 5-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 2-1. The Philadelphia Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox 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, Sep 11, 1954 and the next, Sep 13, 1954. For the wider picture, see the 1954 season.