Games on August 12, 1977

The games of August 12, 1977

On August 12, 1977, 16 games went into the books. The New York Yankees routed the California Angels 10-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 12-11. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Milwaukee Brewers (2-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the New York Mets, the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 over the New York Mets, and the San Diego Padres 5-4 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 7-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 10-3, the Atlanta Braves topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2, the New York Yankees topped the California Angels 9-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the San Francisco Giants, 4-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 2-1, the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 10-7, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Kansas City Royals, 9-8. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cleveland Indians, the California Angels and the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 11, 1977 and the next, Aug 13, 1977. For the wider picture, see the 1977 season.