Games on August 12, 1986

The games of August 12, 1986

The schedule for August 12, 1986 lists 14 games. The Montreal Expos routed the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Toronto Blue Jays over the Baltimore Orioles (3-0) and the Houston Astros over the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0). Decided by a single run were the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the California Angels 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Kansas City Royals 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 7-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-1, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 6-4, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Oakland Athletics, 3-2, the New York Mets fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 11, 1986 and the next, Aug 13, 1986. The 1986 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.