Games on July 12, 1997

The games of July 12, 1997

13 games were played on July 12, 1997, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Texas Rangers' 9-2 win over the Seattle Mariners. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 11-7. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Houston Astros (3-0). One-run games: the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Montreal Expos. In the other games, the New York Mets fell to the Atlanta Braves, 7-4, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Boston Red Sox 3-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Colorado Rockies 11-7, the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-2, the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 6-2, and the Anaheim Angels topped the Oakland Athletics 6-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 11, 1997 and the next, Jul 13, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.