The record for August 12 in baseball history — 6 milestones, 14 debuts, 14 final games, 59 births, 26 deaths and 1,332 games played.
Major League Baseball players go on strike over a proposed salary cap, a work stoppage that drags on for 232 days and forces the cancellation of the World Series for the first time in ninety years.
Art Shamsky hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Reds against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 12, 1966.
A game between the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres erupts into one of baseball's most notorious brawls after Atlanta pitcher Pascual Perez hits Padres leadoff man Alan Wiggins with the first pitch of the game.
Major League Baseball players go on strike over a proposed salary cap, a work stoppage that drags on for 232 days and forces the cancellation of the World Series for the first time in ninety years.
Gerónimo Berroa hit three home runs for the Oakland Athletics against the Minnesota Twins on August 12, 1996.
Hisashi Iwakuma threw a no-hitter for the Seattle Mariners against the Baltimore Orioles on August 12, 2015, winning 3–0.
Charlie Blackmon hit three home runs for the Colorado Rockies against the Philadelphia Phillies on August 12, 2016.
Nap Lajoie made a major-league debut on August 12, 1896.
Freddie Fitzsimmons made a major-league debut on August 12, 1925.
George Selkirk made a major-league debut on August 12, 1934.
Stu Miller made a major-league debut on August 12, 1952.
Mel Stottlemyre made a major-league debut on August 12, 1964.
Charlie Hough made a major-league debut on August 12, 1970.
Terry Leach made a major-league debut on August 12, 1981.
Johnny Damon made a major-league debut on August 12, 1995.
Neal Cotts made a major-league debut on August 12, 2003.
Jeff Mathis made a major-league debut on August 12, 2005.
Cliff Pennington made a major-league debut on August 12, 2008.
Michael Taylor made a major-league debut on August 12, 2014.
Teoscar Hernández made a major-league debut on August 12, 2016.
Ryan McMahon made a major-league debut on August 12, 2017.
John Cassidy played a final major-league game on August 12, 1885.
Mike Kahoe played a final major-league game on August 12, 1909.
Jack Thoney played a final major-league game on August 12, 1911.
Oscar Charleston played a final major-league game on August 12, 1941.
Chuck Stobbs played a final major-league game on August 12, 1961.
Barry Latman played a final major-league game on August 12, 1967.
J. C. Martin played a final major-league game on August 12, 1972.
Félix Millán played a final major-league game on August 12, 1977.
Rick Auerbach played a final major-league game on August 12, 1981.
Tim Harikkala played a final major-league game on August 12, 2007.
Alex Rodriguez played a final major-league game on August 12, 2016.
Edward Mujica played a final major-league game on August 12, 2017.
Ian Kinsler played a final major-league game on August 12, 2019.
Wade LeBlanc played a final major-league game on August 12, 2021.
Chicago Cubs 1, Toronto Blue Jays 5.
Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Texas Rangers 2.
Minnesota Twins 1, New York Yankees 9.
Washington Nationals 5, Kansas City Royals 8.
Boston Red Sox 14, Houston Astros 1.
Miami Marlins 3, Cleveland Guardians 4.
Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 9.
Seattle Mariners 1, Baltimore Orioles 0.
Tampa Bay Rays 0, Athletics 6.
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 7.
Colorado Rockies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0.
San Diego Padres 5, San Francisco Giants 1.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,332 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
59 players were born on August 12; these are the 24 best known.
26 players died on August 12; these are the 24 best known.