Games on July 12, 1962

The games of July 12, 1962

11 games were played on July 12, 1962, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Boston Red Sox's 9-4 win over the Kansas City Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Milwaukee Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-6. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Mets (3-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, the Kansas City Athletics 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 over the New York Yankees. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-4, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-4, the Washington Senators topped the Minnesota Twins 7-4, the San Francisco Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Colt .45's 6-4. The Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Athletics met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 11, 1962 and the next, Jul 13, 1962. For the wider picture, see the 1962 season.