Games on August 12, 1985

The games of August 12, 1985

14 games were played on August 12, 1985, according to Retrosheet. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Montreal Expos 8-7. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Atlanta Braves (3-0) and the San Diego Padres over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0). One-run games: the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-5, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 10-4, the New York Mets topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3, the California Angels fell to the Seattle Mariners, 6-5, the Seattle Mariners fell to the California Angels, 4-3, and the Texas Rangers topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4. The Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels and the Seattle Mariners each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 11, 1985 and the next, Aug 13, 1985. The 1985 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.