Games on April 15, 1959

The games of April 15, 1959

7 games were played on April 15, 1959, according to Retrosheet. The San Francisco Giants routed the Chicago Cubs 7-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-8, the Kansas City Athletics over the Chicago White Sox. A shutout went on the board for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals (5-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Senators 7-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Redlegs, 10-5. 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, Apr 14, 1959 and the next, Apr 16, 1959. For the wider picture, see the 1959 season.