Games on September 12, 1997

The games of September 12, 1997

15 games were played on September 12, 1997, according to Retrosheet. The Cleveland Indians routed the Chicago White Sox 9-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 13-5. A shutout went on the board for the San Francisco Giants over the Florida Marlins (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the New York Mets and the Texas Rangers 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5, the Colorado Rockies topped the Atlanta Braves 3-1, the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Oakland Athletics 7-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Seattle Mariners, 7-3, and the San Diego Padres fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 11, 1997 and the next, Sep 13, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.