Games on August 13, 1958

The games of August 13, 1958

11 games were played on August 13, 1958, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 11-2 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies. The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Kansas City Athletics 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Kansas City Athletics, and the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Milwaukee Braves topped the Cincinnati Redlegs 9-2, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Cincinnati Redlegs 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 6-5, and the New York Yankees fell to the Washington Senators, 9-4. The Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, the Milwaukee Braves and the Cincinnati Redlegs, and the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 12, 1958 and the next, Aug 14, 1958. For the wider picture, see the 1958 season.