Games on May 12, 1998

The games of May 12, 1998

13 games were played on May 12, 1998, according to Retrosheet. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Colorado Rockies 6-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Chicago Cubs over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-2, the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Seattle Mariners, 4-2, the Houston Astros topped the Florida Marlins 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-4, and the Boston Red Sox fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-3. 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, 1998 and the next, May 13, 1998. The 1998 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.