Games on August 12, 1990

The games of August 12, 1990

On August 12, 1990, 12 games went into the books. The San Diego Padres routed the Houston Astros 9-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the California Angels 11-6. A shutout went on the board for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-0). The closest finishes were the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-5, the Kansas City Royals topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1, the Montreal Expos topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the New York Mets 10-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the New York Yankees 6-1, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-2. 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, 1990 and the next, Aug 13, 1990. For the wider picture, see the 1990 season.