Games on July 12, 2009

The games of July 12, 2009

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on July 12, 2009. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 10-1 winners over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 13-7. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Kansas City Royals (6-0) and the Houston Astros over the Washington Nationals (5-0). The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 5-4 over the New York Yankees and the Colorado Rockies 8-7 over the Atlanta Braves. Elsewhere, the Florida Marlins topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-1, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4, the New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-7, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2, the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 5-3, the San Diego Padres topped the San Francisco Giants 10-4, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. 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, Jul 11, 2009 and the next, Jul 16, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.