Games on June 12, 1977

The games of June 12, 1977

16 games were played on June 12, 1977, according to Retrosheet. The California Angels routed the Cleveland Indians 11-4, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Montreal Expos 14-8. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Texas Rangers (2-0) and the Milwaukee Brewers over the Kansas City Royals (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Texas Rangers, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 over the Montreal Expos. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4, the New York Mets topped the Houston Astros 3-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 7-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Diego Padres 7-4, the Seattle Mariners topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox, the Montreal Expos and the Cincinnati Reds, and the San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 11, 1977 and the next, Jun 13, 1977. For the wider picture, see the 1977 season.