Games on August 12, 1983

The games of August 12, 1983

12 games were played on August 12, 1983, according to Retrosheet. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 7-6. Shutouts: the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs (2-0). One-run games: the Seattle Mariners 7-6 over the California Angels, the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the San Diego Padres, and the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-3, the Houston Astros topped the San Francisco Giants 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Montreal Expos 6-3, the Minnesota Twins topped the Oakland Athletics 5-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-2, and the Texas Rangers topped the Cleveland Indians 6-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 11, 1983 and the next, Aug 13, 1983. For the wider picture, see the 1983 season.