Games on April 12, 1986

The games of April 12, 1986

On April 12, 1986, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Seattle Mariners, 10-4 winners over the Minnesota Twins. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets. A shutout went on the board for the Kansas City Royals over the Toronto Blue Jays (1-0). One-run games: the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the San Francisco Giants 7-6 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, and the Texas Rangers 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the New York Yankees, 7-3, the California Angels topped the Oakland Athletics 9-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 6-3. 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, Apr 11, 1986 and the next, Apr 13, 1986. The 1986 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.