Games on July 7, 2012

The games of July 7, 2012

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on July 7, 2012. The widest margin belonged to the Seattle Mariners, 7-1 winners over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 8-7. The day's shutouts were the Anaheim Angels over the Baltimore Orioles (3-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the Toronto Blue Jays (2-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the San Diego Padres, the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Miami Marlins, and the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-3, the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 6-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 9-5, the Cleveland Indians topped the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Houston Astros, 6-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Mets, 3-1, the Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1, and the Washington Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 4-1. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 6, 2012 and the next, Jul 8, 2012. The 2012 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.