Games on July 12, 1974

The games of July 12, 1974

On July 12, 1974, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-0 winners over the Atlanta Braves. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 9-5. Shutouts went on the board for the California Angels over the Boston Red Sox (7-0), the New York Yankees over the Oakland Athletics (3-0), and the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the San Diego Padres 1-0 over the Montreal Expos. In the other games, the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 9-4, the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the New York Mets, 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Atlanta Braves, 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 11, 1974 and the next, Jul 13, 1974. The 1974 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.