Games on August 9, 1958

The games of August 9, 1958

8 games were played on August 9, 1958, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 12-5 winners over the Washington Senators. The closest finishes were the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Milwaukee Braves. Elsewhere, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 3-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 9-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 9-6, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Redlegs 5-2. 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, Aug 8, 1958 and the next, Aug 10, 1958. For the wider picture, see the 1958 season.