Games on August 12, 1962

The games of August 12, 1962

On August 12, 1962, 11 games went into the books. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-7. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Athletics (1-0) and the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-1, the New York Mets fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-4, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the Houston Colt .45's, 8-5, the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-3, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 11, 1962 and the next, Aug 13, 1962. For the wider picture, see the 1962 season.