Games on July 12, 1972

The games of July 12, 1972

The schedule for July 12, 1972 lists 12 games. The Kansas City Royals routed the Baltimore Orioles 11-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-6, the Houston Astros over the Chicago Cubs. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the California Angels (5-0), the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants (4-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Atlanta Braves (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the San Diego Padres 6-5 over the Montreal Expos, and the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Oakland Athletics. Elsewhere, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3, the Texas Rangers fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-5. 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, Jul 11, 1972 and the next, Jul 13, 1972. For the wider picture, see the 1972 season.