Games on October 3, 2012

The games of October 3, 2012

15 games were played on October 3, 2012, according to Retrosheet. The New York Yankees routed the Boston Red Sox 14-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 12-5. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians (9-0), the Detroit Tigers over the Kansas City Royals (1-0), and the Atlanta Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0). The closest finishes were the Colorado Rockies 2-1 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Houston Astros, the San Diego Padres 7-6 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Francisco Giants 5-1, the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 4-2, the Seattle Mariners topped the Anaheim Angels 12-0, the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-1, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Minnesota Twins 2-1, and the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Oct 2, 2012 and the next, Oct 5, 2012. The 2012 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.