12 MLB teams score in double digits for 1st time since 1894, just shy of record 13 in 1884
By The Associated Press on July 18, 2023.
NEW YORK (AP) – Major League Baseball had a night of offense not seen in 129 years, with 12 teams scoring double-digit runs. Twelve teams tied May 30, 1884, for the second-most in one day, trailing only 13 on July 4, 1894, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Chicago Cubs topped the scoring Tuesday night by routing Washington 17-3 and Arizona outlasted Atlanta 16-13. There were three 11-10 games, with San Francisco beating Cincinnati, the New York Mets topping the Chicago White Sox, and Kansas City edging Detroit. In more mundane 10-3 routs, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Baltimore and Minnesota defeated Seattle. Cleveland topped Pittsburgh 10-1 . San Diego fell just short, stranding a runner at second in the ninth inning of a 9-1 victory at Toronto. There were 15 games Tuesday – the completion of the suspended Giants-Reds game counts as Monday in the records. There were 24 games on May 30, 1884, a year there were three major leagues: the National League, the American Association and the Union Association. Ned Williamson of the Chicago White Sox had the first three-homer game in big league history. While there was just the 12-team NL on July 4, 1984, every team played a Fourth of July doubleheader. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports 13-12
