Games on June 5, 1958

The games of June 5, 1958

9 games were played on June 5, 1958, according to Retrosheet. The New York Yankees routed the Chicago White Sox 12-5, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Kansas City Athletics over the Washington Senators (2-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 over the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the New York Yankees, the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the Milwaukee Braves, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3, and the Cincinnati Redlegs topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 4, 1958 and the next, Jun 6, 1958. For the wider picture, see the 1958 season.