Games on July 12, 1970

The games of July 12, 1970

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on July 12, 1970. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Detroit Tigers 13-3, the widest margin of the day. The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Atlanta Braves, the Houston Astros 8-7 over the San Francisco Giants, the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Minnesota Twins fell to the California Angels, 6-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 10-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 6-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 10-5, the Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 5-3, the San Diego Padres topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6, and the Washington Senators beat the New York Yankees 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers, and the Milwaukee Brewers and the Oakland Athletics. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 11, 1970 and the next, Jul 16, 1970. For the wider picture, see the 1970 season.