Games on September 12, 2000

The games of September 12, 2000

On September 12, 2000, 16 games went into the books. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-3, the Seattle Mariners over the Kansas City Royals. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). The closest finishes were the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Florida Marlins 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Texas Rangers 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 10-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-6, the San Francisco Giants topped the Houston Astros 9-5, the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-2, the New York Mets topped the Milwaukee Brewers 10-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3, the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 6-3, and the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Texas Rangers, 9-1. The Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 11, 2000 and the next, Sep 13, 2000. For the wider picture, see the 2000 season.