Games on September 1, 2012

The games of September 1, 2012

16 games were played on September 1, 2012, according to Retrosheet. The Colorado Rockies routed the San Diego Padres 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 10-9. One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Texas Rangers, the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Minnesota Twins 8-7 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 5-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1, the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2, the New York Yankees topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 7-1, the Anaheim Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 5-2, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4. The Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 31, 2012 and the next, Sep 2, 2012. For the wider picture, see the 2012 season.