Games on August 12, 1972

The games of August 12, 1972

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 12, 1972. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 7-2 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 10-6, the New York Yankees over the Milwaukee Brewers. A shutout went on the board for the Texas Rangers over the Kansas City Royals (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the New York Mets 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-3, the Minnesota Twins topped the California Angels 4-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Detroit Tigers 6-1, the Houston Astros topped the San Francisco Giants 3-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1, and the San Diego Padres fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-2. The Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 11, 1972 and the next, Aug 13, 1972. The 1972 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.