Games on May 12, 1996

The games of May 12, 1996

On May 12, 1996, 14 games went into the books. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Atlanta Braves 6-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the New York Yankees over the Chicago White Sox. Shutouts: the San Diego Padres over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the New York Mets (3-0). One-run games: the Montreal Expos 7-6 over the Houston Astros, the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 over the Boston Red Sox. Elsewhere, the California Angels fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-1, the Florida Marlins topped the Colorado Rockies 7-5, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4, the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 8-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2, the Seattle Mariners topped the Kansas City Royals 8-5, and the Detroit Tigers topped the Texas Rangers 5-3. 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, May 11, 1996 and the next, May 13, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.