Games on June 12, 1970

The games of June 12, 1970

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on June 12, 1970. The most lopsided result was the New York Mets' 8-1 win over the Atlanta Braves. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Montreal Expos over the Houston Astros. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Washington Senators (6-0), the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals (5-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the San Diego Padres (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the other games, the Oakland Athletics topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the California Angels, 5-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the San Francisco Giants 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Diego Padres. 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, Jun 11, 1970 and the next, Jun 13, 1970. For the wider picture, see the 1970 season.