Games on April 12, 1991

The games of April 12, 1991

11 games were played on April 12, 1991, according to Retrosheet. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the St. Louis Cardinals 11-4, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Minnesota Twins over the California Angels (6-0) and the Baltimore Orioles over the Texas Rangers (3-0). The closest finishes were the Houston Astros 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants, the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the New York Mets, and the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Kansas City Royals, 9-5, the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1. 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, Apr 11, 1991 and the next, Apr 13, 1991. The 1991 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.